France

Cornas

Medium

Cork

Agreeably old-school style, this has liquorice and herbal bitters on the nose, and is less overtly fruity than some 2018s. A fresh, neat and upright style of Cornas with real impact on the palate, very tight and focussed. Highly saline. There's no excess fat or fruit here, it's all trimmed away to expose the mineral core. Blackcurrant and blackcurrant leaf, this has intense mineral drive and great freshness. Really exceptional, excellent work coming from this domaine lately. Drinkable now, but will be at its best from 2026. A small domaine of 1.5ha, this is from lieu-dit Patou, southeast facing, partly destemmed, fermented in concrete, aged for a year in barriques.

Syrah / Shiraz

Dumien-Serrette, Patou, Cornas, Rhône, France, 2018

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Agreeably old-school style, this has liquorice and herbal bitters on the nose, and is less overtly fruity than some 2018s. A fre

Lightly Oaked

Dumien-Serrette, Patou, Cornas, Rhône 2018

75cl

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Dumien-Serrette

Rhône

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Dumien-Serrette, Patou, Cornas, Rhône 2018

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