Gilles, Guillaume 2021 Cornas

"Gilles’s flagship Cornas comprises three separate parcels, all within the renowned vineyard of Chaillot, planted between the early-1950s and the mid-1970s)  " dark red; the nose makes a statement, an noted air of blood, with mulled raspberry, herbs, licorice, a struck match air, sustains. The palate is a good mix of fresh and intense red fruit, live tannins not too early on the scene. There is a rocky-gunflint stretch towards the finish, accumulated sandiness there. This is Nordic, a gradual gainer in gras with time, highly authentic, STGT wine, giving top interest for the aficionados. Robert Michel compares 2021 to 2004, which wasn’t very hot, and was a very linear year. I would say there is a little more depth in 2021, with a similar level of acidity." drinkrhone