Thierry Allemand, Cornas Reynard, 2022 [Non Discountable] so022525 Barge but already humming with layered

but already humming with layered complexity if you choose to open it with a long decant

Shell Creek Vineyard is historic: planted in 1972 by the Sinton family

On Santorini — an island better known for Assyrtiko whites — Mavrotragano grows in basket-trained vines battered by Aegean winds

made from the Bual grape

Thierry Allemand, Cornas Reynard, 2022 [Non Discountable] so022525 Barge but already humming with layeredThierry Allemand's flagship Cornas commands attention from the first sipa wine of compelling mineral precision built on vines so old they remember the Rhne Valley's earliest vintages. Reynard, the greatest vineyard site in Cornas, yields Syrah of extraordinary structure and depth, made from vines aged 34 to 90 years, their roots gripping complex granitic clay limestone terroir at 300 meters. Whole cluster fermented in open topped vessels and aged 24