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Finally, a good one

18 January 2006 Rhône No Comments

I’ve had a lot of mixed experiences with 1996 Rhônes, this one is rather nice.

Cornas Domaine de Rochepertuis 1996, Jean Lionnet

Lovely bright fruit nose. Clean, ripe plums, with some earth. The palate has good acidity, but not the harsh acidity that a lot of 1996 Rhônes have. It has plenty of plummy fruit, nice, ripe tannins and good length. For a random bottle opened at a friend’s place this seems rather lovely. Not super-fine, but a lovely, refined Cornas. As I have said before, I do like lovely.

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I am a very charming insane person who is very well-endowed with academic epidemiology and professional wine qualifications. I am extremely generous with my opinions and bodily function references. Fifth top red trouser wearer in the international wine trade. I am the author of the first 800,000 words on here spread over 20 years of continuous publication.