🏰 The 2019 vintage for Cornas Reynard is noted as a structured, age-worthy year. This flagship wine comes from older vines, over 40 years old, within the Chaillot parcel and is aged in larger barrels, contributing to its profound character. This wine displays a deep purple/plum hue. The intensely perfumed nose offers a monster bouquet of black cherries and plum fruits, along with hints of iron, sappy flowers, and bouquet garni. On the palate, it is pliant, sweet, and penetrating, delivering deeply concentrated blackberry, cassis, fruitcake, smoky bacon, and floral pastille flavours, all underscored by juicy acidity. It shows superb depth, liveliness, and a wonderfully long, minerally finish with resonating florality and polished, firm tannins. Expect notes of rosemary, thyme, pepper, tobacco, mixed spices, smoke, and cocoa. 【 Considered among the greatest Cornas ever produced, offering exceptional depth and age-worthiness 】 🍴 A powerful Syrah like this demands robust food pairings such as roasted red meats, game (venison, wild boar), hearty stews, and strong, aged cheeses. Dishes with black olives, herbs, and cracked pepper would also complement its profile. 🥂 This wine is built for the long haul and will need a solid decade of bottle age to fully unfurl its complexities. While already showing well with decanting, it promises to soar with extended cellaring, making it ideal for a patient collector or a future milestone celebration.