Tunnel, Cornas Pur Noir other_regions_italy 50% new oak

50% new oak

Put this bottle aside in your cellar for the decades to come

This would appear to have outstanding underlying material but it was quite awkward and frankly difficult to judge and my score mixes a bit of reservation with the benefit of the doubt

full-bodied and with very silky tannins

plums and licorice

Tunnel, Cornas Pur Noir other_regions_italy 50% new oakThere are only about 700 bottles of Robert's 2017 Cornas Pur Noir, so if this is your jam, you better move quickly to secure some. Smoke and vanilla frame huge blackberry and cassis fruit on the nose, while the full bodied palate is velvety while remaining fresh and lively. Yes, this is a tannic wine, but the tannins are fully ripe, and the wine isn't unapproachable, even now. It should drink well for up to 15 years or so.