2015 Vincent Paris Cornas La Geynale

(made entirely with whole clusters and no new oak) Inky ruby. A potent, highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe black and blue fruits, cherry liqueur, incense and candied violet, and a smoky mineral nuance builds in the glass. Sweet, seamless and focused on the palate, offering deeply concentrated blueberry, cherry liqueur and floral pastille flavours and a strong suggestion of fruitcake. In a powerful yet almost shockingly graceful style, displaying superb detail and focus on an impressively long, floral- and mineral-dominated finish. 95 points