Domaine du Tunnel Cornas Vin Noir

Winery	Domaine du Tunnel
Region	Rhone Valley
Appellation	Cornas
Type	Red Wine
Varietal	Syrah
Vineyard Size	11 hectares
Soil	Granite
Vineyard Orientation	Northern
Average Age of Vines	60 years
Farming Practice	Conventional
Maturation	14 months in oak barrels
Vintage	2016

An excellent quality Cornas from very old vines from a vintage drinking very well now. Deep ruby. Powerful w. pronounced aroma intensity. Developing w. black cherry, blackberry, cassis, leather & tobacco. Christmas spice of clove & anise, black pepper & granitic earthy notes. Pronounced flavours of ripe black cherry, damson, blackcurrant, chocolate, loganberry, coffee grinds, black pepper & a powerful, rich & concentrated long finish.

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94pts Vinous – Antonio Galloni– 2016 vintage

FOR THE 2016 VINTAGE
Opaque ruby. Heady dark berry preserve, incense, olive paste and exotic spice aromas show excellent clarity and pick up mineral and cola nuances with air. Broad, sappy and appealingly sweet, offering palate-staining black and blue fruit, violet pastille and spicecake flavors and a suggestion of candied licorice. Tightens up on the extremely persistent finish, which features blueberry, spicecake and cracked pepper notes and slowly building tannins.

N/Apts The Wine Advocate– 2016 vintage

FOR THE 2016 VINTAGE
Robert’s 2016 Cornas Vin Noir comes from three parcels of centenary vines and was 50% destemmed. Tasted from tank prior to bottling, it’s dense and concentrated, packed with ripe cassis fruit and firm tannins. Give it 5 years or more before pulling a cork.(93-95)