Domaine Vincent Paris - Cornas La Geynale 2019

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Producer	Domaine Vincent Paris
Country	France
Region	Rhone Valley
Subregion	Northern Rhone
Varietal	Syrah (Shiraz)
Vintage	2019
Sku	12007070
Size	750ml

 

V

95-97

Country: France
Region: Cornas
Variety: Syrah
Terroir: southeast exposition; granite soils
Winemaking: practicing organic; 90% whole cluster at low temps; vinfied 2/3 in barrel and 1/3 in tank; aged in oak barrels for up to 12 months

Vincent Paris, whose first vintage was 1997, is as shy as his wines are bold. Vincent's uncle is Robert Michel, one of Cornas' finest growers. He made his two first wines with his uncle and then, seeking autonomy, rented facilities for the vinification of his most recent wines. He is in the process of building his own winemaking facilities with a courtyard that holds his apricot plantation.

Co-president of the appellation of Cornas with Jacques Lemencier, Vincent owns eight hectares of vineyards and produces about 2,500 cases per year, of which 1,600 are Cornas. He inherited most of his vines from his grandfather (some of which are 90 years old) and also rented, then purchased, vines from his uncle, including "Geynale" in the Cornas amphitheatre. They are located at different places primarily along the southeast facing Cornas slope and a small lot in Saint Joseph.

In the past decade, Vincent Paris has moved into the upper echelon of growers in one of France's most celebrated red wine appellations. -Polaner

"Sharply delineated dark fruit, exotic spice, licorice, olive paste, bacon fat and succulent floral qualities on the hugely perfumed nose. Stains the palate with alluringly sweet, densely packed, mineral-accented blueberry, cherry preserve, fruitcake and violet pastille flavors that deliver a suave blend of richness and energy. The floral and mineral notes carry emphatically through a strikingly long, youthfully tannic finish that shows superb clarity and energetic drive."