Allemand, Cornas Reynard Vintage:2011 has exuberant notes of honeysuckle

has exuberant notes of honeysuckle

it shows plenty of Tuscan structure to support the fruit

but I still find it a bit light

This was a notoriously warm vintage that saw sugar and phenolic ripeness shoot up very quickly at the end of the growing season

Allemand, Cornas Reynard Vintage:2011 has exuberant notes of honeysuckleMore austere and structured, the 2010 Cornas Reynard offers up a thrilling array of graphite, crushed rock, liquid violet and both black and blue fruits on the nose. Gaining hints of bacon fat and game with air, it hits the palate with a full bodied, rich and concentrated profile that carries masses of sweet tannin, bright acidity and serious length. Give it 3 4 years of cellaring and enjoy it over the following two decades. Thierry Allemand has been