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TN: 2009 Domaine Vincent Paris - Cornas "Granit 60" (France, Northern Rhône, Cornas)

Post Number:#1 by Brian G r a f s t r o m » Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:33 am

• 2009 Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas Granit 60 - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas (9/14/2011)
  -- decanted immediately before tasting --
  -- tasted non-blind over a few hours --
  
  NOSE: Nose was very tight, but still rather pleasant; crushed granite; blackberry with some raspberry mixed-in; savory dried herbs -- bay leaf, mostly; faint stemmy note. Quite reserved at this point in time.
  
  BODY: medium to medium-full bodied; magenta-violet color of medium-deep depth.
  
  TASTE: light garrigue and tight red berry flavors; cranberry; wet stones; not overripe or underripe; alcohol not noticeable (13%); good acidity; very drying tannins; tight finish; needs time to soften the tannins and unwind. I did give the decanter a vigorous agitation after my first small pour, and this helped open the wine a bit, but it mostly stayed quite tight throughout the bottle. This wine absolutely needs more time. Drink 2014 – 2024. I could easily see my score improving with time – perhaps as high as 92 or 93.