Domaine Vincent Paris - La Geynale 2013

Full-bodied, with the healthy ruggedness of a true regional Cornas, very well vinified and aged.

Vincent Paris is a young winemaker who has invested wisely to acquire excellent plots of land, primarily in Cornas. His lineup is limited but grows in intensity year after year. At the top of the range are the “Granit 60°” cuvées—named after the 60-degree incline of the slope where the grapes are harvested—and “La-Geynale,” made from vines that are nearly a century old. This winemaker’s production is limited, but his wines can be found at good wine shops, particularly at Georges Lelektsoglou’s irreplaceable Compagnie de l’Hermitage in Tain.

The 2013 Geynale is slightly more aromatic and wild than the Granit 60, with sublime notes of black pepper, smoky earth, leather, meat, and plenty of blackcurrant. Despite being a young vintage, it is rich and full-bodied, with a beautiful, ripe texture structured by silky tannins. This is a very good wine from a winemaker at the top of his game.