2004 Domaine Thierry Allemand Cornas Les Chaillots
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A lighter red in the glass, this is extremely floral and offers super fragrant red flowers and red plums with mushrooms and sweet-smelling, earthy truffle-like nuances. The palate has inbuilt freshness. Super fine tannins are bathed in red plum and stony, slate like flavors. Finishes long and fresh. A wildly interesting wine of depth and detail. Drink now.
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James Suckling
James Suckling
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Dark, almost opaque ruby. Intense, spicy raspberry and wild strawberry on the nose, with an exotic gingerbread quality. Very fresh in the mouth, with energetic red fruit flavors supported by bright acidity and silky tannins. With air, an exotic floral pastille note emerged, adding even more complexity. This is very elegant, not to mention highly concentrated.
About the producer
Allemand’s wines set the benchmark for Cornas: expressive Syrahs crafted with uncompromising traditional methods and released in tiny quantities. From the 1980s, he revived abandoned vineyards on Cornas’s steep granite slopes, building his domaine without inherited land or financial support.