2011 Domaine Vincent Paris La Geynale Cornas

Critic Scores:

94 points - Decanter
Dark in the glass still but not opaque. Doesn't quite have the clarity of expression of other recent vintages, aromatically it's not quite so defined, but has an enjoyably bloody balsamic note, and a gamey, animal side. Full-bodied, earthy, gamey, a bit horsey perhaps. Certainly interesting and complex, with robust but not excessive tannins, but the gaminess might be off-putting to some. 'It's a nice vintage, no problems with the climate, but it was put in the shadow a bit by 2010,' says Vincent Paris. Hundred-year-old vines. No destemming. Five-day cold maceration, then fermented with wild yeasts. Twice daily remontage, no punching down, then aged for 12-16 months in two- to 8-year-old barriques. Grown on the granite slopes of lieu-dit La Geynale, one of the finest of the appellation.

93 points - Vinous
Dark in the glass still but not opaque. Doesn't quite have the clarity of expression of other recent vintages, aromatically it's not quite so defined, but has an enjoyably bloody balsamic note, and a gamey, animal side. Full-bodied, earthy, gamey, a bit horsey perhaps. Certainly interesting and complex, with robust but not excessive tannins, but the gaminess might be off-putting to some. 'It's a nice vintage, no problems with the climate, but it was put in the shadow a bit by 2010,' says Vincent Paris. Hundred-year-old vines. No destemming. Five-day cold maceration, then fermented with wild yeasts. Twice daily remontage, no punching down, then aged for 12-16 months in two- to 8-year-old barriques. Grown on the granite slopes of lieu-dit La Geynale, one of the finest of the appellation.