Saina Nieminen
Saina Nieminen
There seems to a meme pervading the interwebz that the 30 and 60 relate to the angle of the slope of the vineyard. 60, however, is in my experience not that different from the edge of a cliff, so I decided to see if there were any competing theories to explain the name. And there is one that I much prefer: it is roughly the age of the vines of the respective cuves. Does anyone know for sure the etymology of the numbers?
Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas Granit 30 2005
13% abv. An absolutely lovely wine. This seemed a pure and unadulterated N. Rhne (just as did the Granit 60) but this also seemed to conform to my image of Cornas (unlike the 60). Lovely aromas of sour cherry, meat and rocks. Crisp, tangy, delightfully high in acidity, palate-cleansing tannins. Like with the 60, I see room for improvement still, though this is more approachable. Fantastically good wine.
Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas Granit 60 2005
13% abv. Quite a lovely nose: dark, meaty fruit, pepper, olives - a very classical N. Rhne, ripe but not really showing a hot year character. Rich, deep, tangy, savoury yet very elegant rather than rustic. Lovely, palate-cleansing tannins and a very refreshing finish; moreish. It is very young, but due to lack of new oak and my love of tannins, I found this an enchanting drink already. I love it. Though it shows much N. Rhne -typicity, it doesn't really fit into the paradigm I have in my head of Cornas (maybe it is time to review that paradigm... though, alas, with the number of producers available here, I won't be able to.)
Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas Granit 30 2005
13% abv. An absolutely lovely wine. This seemed a pure and unadulterated N. Rhne (just as did the Granit 60) but this also seemed to conform to my image of Cornas (unlike the 60). Lovely aromas of sour cherry, meat and rocks. Crisp, tangy, delightfully high in acidity, palate-cleansing tannins. Like with the 60, I see room for improvement still, though this is more approachable. Fantastically good wine.
Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas Granit 60 2005
13% abv. Quite a lovely nose: dark, meaty fruit, pepper, olives - a very classical N. Rhne, ripe but not really showing a hot year character. Rich, deep, tangy, savoury yet very elegant rather than rustic. Lovely, palate-cleansing tannins and a very refreshing finish; moreish. It is very young, but due to lack of new oak and my love of tannins, I found this an enchanting drink already. I love it. Though it shows much N. Rhne -typicity, it doesn't really fit into the paradigm I have in my head of Cornas (maybe it is time to review that paradigm... though, alas, with the number of producers available here, I won't be able to.)