Cornas & St-Péray 2024: A vintage that yielded wines of charm and elegance

White pepper, violets and garrigue herbs – this is so detailed and appealing. Light-bodied, so fresh and drinkable, displaying sublime elegance, precision and finesse. I...

Intense, smoky and intriguing nose. Lovely concentration and purity of fruit with fine tannins, palate freshness and good length. Really elegant, a great success of...

Concentrated, powerful, rich in fruit and very fine. Higher alcohol than most 2024s, but it suits the rich, velvety, elegant and stylish feel. Pure and...

Smells of coffee bean, vanilla and nutmeg. Fairly full-bodied and velvety, with powerful grip, good acidity and snappy tannins. Wood smoke runs through it, ending...

Juicy, fresh, compact, with good energy and freshness. Vibrant and crunchy, some reduction on opening, so decant this if drinking young. Very Cornas in structure,...

Herbal juniper, rosemary, red fruits and spice. Good acidity and an edge to the tannins, so very Cornas in that respect, albeit in a lighter,...

Lovely herbal nose, complex and inviting, with black leaf tea on the palate. Concentrated, fresh, detailed and long; this is very good and a real...

Juicy raspberry, thyme and rosemary. Not hugely concentrated but lovely freshness and vibrant acidity, with enjoyably edgy Cornas tannins. Very structural, tannic and salty. A...

Smoky, evoking singed herbs. Lovely freshness on the palate, loads of energy and zesty acidity. Tight, tense, tannic and intense, this is a snappy, crunchy...

Good sense of freshness and precision; very tannic, with real grip and edge. Vibrant forest berry fruit and a granitic edge on the salty finish,...

Fresh herbs and red berries, juniper and bay leaf. A light-bodied, approachable and crunchy, tight Cornas with zesty acidity. Compact in structure, this is a...

Bright, fresh and herbal nose. Good definition with very Cornas tannins that are enjoyably edgy. Good length and energy, not hugely long but fine and...

Vibrant in colour, this is showing blueberry and violet aromas. It’s medium-bodied but with quite tight, grippy, grainy tannins. Perhaps it lacks just a bit...

Good sense of volume and concentration; fresh, too, with grippy, cleansing tannins. All the elements are here, they just need time to come together; should...

Light-bodied, compact style. Well balanced and quite advanced, so I would drink young. Enjoyably complex herbal aromatics, possesses classic Côte Blonde aromatics and fine tannins.

Brambly fruit, there's blackberry bush scents along with the berry fruit. Good acidity, ripe and balanced; has more structure and concentration than some 2024s. Persistent...