2010 Thierry Allemand Cornas Reynard, Rhone, France

Thierry Allemand’s Reynard is the domaine’s most profound expression of Cornas, sourced from old-vine Syrah rooted in the appellation’s steep, decomposed-granite slopes. The 2010 vintage combines remarkable concentration with the lift and precision that distinguish Allemand’s style, balancing ripe fruit with floral perfume, mineral tension, and savory complexity. Fermented with whole clusters and raised in seasoned wood, it shows dark berry, black cherry, violet, licorice, pepper, graphite, and crushed stone across a powerful yet finely detailed palate with bright acidity, fine-grained tannins, and exceptional length.

98 points -James Suckling