Thierry Allemand, Cornas Reynard [R], 2020 so111725 take 2 with hints of brioche and

with hints of brioche and hazelnut

If you love Château Musar’s legendary wild charm but want something you don’t have to age for a decade

and Yorkville Highlands

His Saint-Aubin Premier Cru Les Castets exemplifies the precision that has quickly earned him recognition among Burgundy's rising stars

frank finish

Thierry Allemand, Cornas Reynard [R], 2020 so111725 take 2 with hints of brioche andThierry Allemand didn't inherit Cornas he rebuilt it, buying up scraps of abandoned terrace in the 1980s and restacking the granite walls by hand while the appellation was still an afterthought. Reynard is the summit of that work: a steep, southeast facing granite cru planted to ancient Syrah, some of it well over a century old, farmed with an obsessiveness that borders on the monastic. The winemaking is famously plain 100% Syrah, whole clusters,