2020 Cornas, Reynard, Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné, Rhône

2020 Cornas, Reynard, Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné, Rhône

Product: 20208150484
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2020 Cornas, Reynard, Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné, Rhône

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The 2020 Cornas Reynard is a solid step up. A new wine in the lineup and from unquestionably the finest terroir in the appellation, its deep ruby hue is followed by an awesome bouquet of cassis, graphite, iron, smoked herbs, and pepper. With medium to full body, a multi-dimensional, layered mouthfeel, silky tannins, and one heck of a great finish, this is pure Cornas goodness that will evolve for 15+ years.

Drink 2022 - 2038

Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (December 2022)

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Josh Raynolds, Vinous94-96/100

A saturated ruby colour. Highly expressive, spice- and mineral-accented aromas of ripe black and blue fruits, pungent flowers and olive, along with a hint of incense that emerges as the wine opens up. It offers deeply concentrated cassis, blueberry, violet pastille, and cola flavours that show superb depth and energy thanks to a core of smoky minerality. Finishes spicy, broad and impressively long, with steadily building tannins and repeating florality.

Josh Raynolds, Vinous.com (December 2022)

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Jancis Robinson MW16.5+/20

100% Syrah. First time this parcel has been bottled separately. Cask sample.

Cassis and blueberry notes with a purity of expression. Depth on the mid palate. More of the rugged character of Cornas, the palate vigorous with tightly wound tannins. It will need some time.

Drink 2027 - 2035

James Lawther MW, JancisRobinson.com (December 2021)

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James Suckling93/100

Pretty clove, slate and tar notes interwoven with blue fruit and flowers. Full-bodied with firm, dry tannins. Compact. Spicy and firm with wood, which should integrate.

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (November 2021)

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Decanter93/100

A new Cornas cuvée for 2020. The oak is immediately apparent, with its seductively sweet spices. Smooth, voluptuous and medium- to full-bodied. It's extremely polished and has that innate Reynards class and intensity. There's good length to the fruit and plenty of vibrant acidity. It's young but is likely to be very good in time. From 60-year-old vines.

Drink 2024 - 2033

Matt Walls, Decanter.com (October 2021)

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Jeb Dunnuck94/100

The 2020 Cornas Reynard is a solid step up. A new wine in the lineup and from unquestionably the finest terroir in the appellation, its deep ruby hue is followed by an awesome bouquet of cassis, graphite, iron, smoked herbs, and pepper. With medium to full body, a multi-dimensional, layered mouthfeel, silky tannins, and one heck of a great finish, this is pure Cornas goodness that will evolve for 15+ years.

Drink 2022 - 2038

Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (December 2022)

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About this WINE

Jaboulet

Jaboulet

Paul Jaboulet Aîné is an iconic producer in the Rhône Valley. Founded in 1834 by Antoine Jaboulet (father of Paul), it was Paul’s son Louis and grandson Gérard who can be heralded among the great ambassadors for both the region and the négociant. Upon Gérard’s untimely death in 1997, the business began struggling and was sold to the Frey family in 2005.

Caroline Frey, daughter of owner Jean-Jacques Frey, has been at the helm of winemaking here since 2006. She immediately began converting the estate to sustainable farming, achieving organic certification in 2016. In 2022, Jean-Guillaume Prats, of Bordeaux fame, was brought onboard.

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Cornas

Cornas

Cornas is a small appellation, just 150 hectares, located south of St Joseph. It’s on the west side of the river. The name “Cornas” comes from an old Celtic dialect term, meaning “burnt land”, so it’s no surprise that on the steep terraces here, facing south, temperatures are significantly higher than those in Hermitage, which is just 7km away.

The granite soils are home to the Syrah grape, producing reds that sit somewhere between those of Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie. These are strong and powerful wines, with nervy acidity and a robust, rustic charm to them. Their prominent tannins mean that they often demand time in the cellar to express their underlying elegance and complexity.

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Syrah/Shiraz

Syrah/Shiraz

A noble black grape variety grown particularly in the Northern Rhône where it produces the great red wines of Hermitage, Cote Rôtie and Cornas, and in Australia where it produces wines of startling depth and intensity. Reasonably low yields are a crucial factor for quality as is picking at optimum ripeness. Its heartland, Hermitage and Côte Rôtie, consists of 270 hectares of steeply terraced vineyards producing wines that brim with pepper, spices, tar and black treacle when young. After 5-10 years they become smooth and velvety with pronounced fruit characteristics of damsons, raspberries, blackcurrants and loganberries.

It is now grown extensively in the Southern Rhône where it is blended with Grenache and Mourvèdre to produce the great red wines of Châteauneuf du Pape and Gigondas amongst others. Its spiritual home in Australia is the Barossa Valley, where there are plantings dating as far back as 1860. Australian Shiraz tends to be sweeter than its Northern Rhône counterpart and the best examples are redolent of new leather, dark chocolate, liquorice, and prunes and display a blackcurrant lusciousness.

South African producers such as Eben Sadie are now producing world- class Shiraz wines that represent astonishing value for money.

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