2024 Cornas La Geynale
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A profound nose of cherries, crushed raspberries, roasted meat, cigar box, black pepper, warm spices and some bark and leather. Medium- to full-bodied with fine tannins. Expansive and spherical. Ample but refined in texture, with perfectly integrated structure at the edges and a vibrant, focused midpalate showing a bright, stony and peppery dimension. Quite spectacular for the vintage, with a very long, flinty finish. Drink or hold.
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James Suckling
Jeb Dunnuck
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Brilliant aromatics of blue fruits, fig, blood orange, pepper, and violet notes emerge from the medium-bodied 2024 Cornas La Geynale, which has a concentrated mouthfeel, building, ripe tannins, and a gorgeous finish. This reminds me of a great vintage of Clape Cornas! It sees a lot more stems and comes from the oldest vines of the estate, and it's going to need 4-5 years of bottle age. It's up there with the crème de la crème of the vintage.
The 2024 Cornas La Geynale hails from the glass with intense peppercorn, crushed rocks, fleshy tones and precisely ripe blackberry. Dried violets and earthy tones add more aromatic layers. Built like a skyscraper, the 2024 is a serious La Geynale in the making, lifting the finish with stupendous vitality. I can't wait to taste it once it's bottled.
S outh-facing plots on granitic sand and gravel. Cold maceration for 5 days. Whole-cluster fermentation with ambient yeasts. 25 days’ maceration with twice-daily pumpovers. Aged in used oak barrels for 16 months. Cask sample. Tasted blind. A herbal and crunchy nose, smoked meat and ash. A wonderful coolness on the palate is supported by these herbal notes, wet stone, sweet spice and delicious, refreshing acidity. Such energy here with a wild note and delineated fine tannins. Wonderfully put together and has effortless energy and sense of purpose. The fruit is sweet and juicy and the finish is layered and complex. (AC)