Wines from Cornas

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Éric & Jöel Durand 1999 Empreintes Red (Cornas)

Price $37

A huge, ink-black wine with all the brooding majesty that gives Cornas its reputation. A blockbuster with enormous rich, sweet tannins. At the end it is the quality of the superripe fruit from old vines that dominates, but it is certainly a wine to keep for generations. — R.V. (6/1/2002)

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Jean-Luc Colombo 1999 La Louvée Red (Cornas)

Dark, inky in color. What a wonderful bouquet this has developed, offering floral hints, notes of black olive and bright mulberry and blueberry fruit. This is still very youthful and incredibly packed with flavor. Although it seems creamy at first, it firms up on the finish, showing more iron-like minerality on the finish. Hold. — J.C. (4/1/2007)

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Auguste et Pierre-Marie Clape 2003 Syrah (Cornas)

Cellar Selection

Price $82

Rich, creamy and lush, this is like no other Clape Cornas before or since. Jammy raspberry fruit coats the palate, yet without seeming simple or heavy because there’s also a remarkable sense of minerality and balance. Long on the finish, buffered by soft tannins. As this ages, expect to see some of the jamminess recede and more of the minerality emerge. Drink… — J.C. (9/1/2007)

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Jean-Luc Colombo 1997 Les Ruchets Red (Cornas)

Price $62

Maybe the best vintage for current consumption, the ’91 Les Ruchets features floral scents accompanied by hints of cherries and pomegranates, even some stone fruit flavors. Lush, supple and long. Drink now. — J.C. (4/1/2007)

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Alain Voge 1998 Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Syrah (Cornas)

Editors' Choice

Price $45

Very intense, with a dried fruit, spice, cocoa, leather and pie-crust-dough nose. No tasters doubted the wine’s ripe tart-sweet fruit complexity, but an earthy, musty note bothered some. Round and layered, with fine structure, this finishes long and balanced with coffee and leather notes. Better in 2–3 years. — W.E. (11/1/2001)

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Éric & Jöel Durand 1999 Red (Cornas)

Price $32

A finely perfumed wine, with powerful tannins but also excellent flavors of dark plums and ripe black fruits, with well-judged acidity and a sweet jelly character. This will develop relatively quickly for a Cornas, but still has all the right power and intensity. — R.V. (6/1/2002)

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Paul Jaboulet Aîné 1999 Domaine de Saint Pierre Red (Cornas)

Price $40

Jaboulet bought this 7.3-acre estate in 1998, and this is the first full vintage. It is a huge wine, with all the true inky blackness and density of a Cornas. Firm, dry and concentrated, it also has generous ripe black plums, a hint of sweet jelly. It makes an excellent mix of the traditional foursquare Cornas style, with modern sophistication. — R.V. (6/1/2002)

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Domaine Courbis 2004 La Sabarotte Syrah (Cornas)

Editors' Choice

Price $75

A tour de force from the 2004 vintage, combining the floral and spice hallmarks of the year’s moderate temperatures with deftly polished structure and weight. Raspberry and blackberry flavors are bold and rich, while the tannins are strong yet supple. Drink–through 2020. — J.C. (11/15/2006)

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