The 2005 Cornas Empreintes possesses good density and power as well as high tannin, sweet cherry and blackberry...

Intense deep purple colour. Spicy ripe plum and juicy cherry nose with some vanilla stick notes. Dry, spicy, medium...

Tense, taut, tightly wound... big tannic grip... everything about this wine says it wants to be cellared two or three...

Dark fruit, roasted meat and spice with ripe tannin and good acidity.

A fairly expensive Cornas but there is some serious syrah character here and a good overall structure. Aromas include...

A lovely whiff of coffee and plums wafts up from the nose of this Rhone, promising a bright future for this wine....