Alain Voge, Cornas Vv Vintage:2000 perhaps just leaning to the

perhaps just leaning to the powerful side of Swartland Syrah

This feels like an entire magnum of wine was somehow

The wines aged just fine

It's a different style from the regular Aalto from this same year

dazzling intensity and remarkable richness

Alain Voge, Cornas Vv Vintage:2000 perhaps just leaning to theInky violet color. Intensely perfumed aromas of ripe black blue fruits, exotic spices, potpourri and olive are sharpened by a smoky mineral flourish. Juicy and expansive in the mouth, offering alluringly sweet blueberry and cherry preserve flavors along with hints of licorice and candied flowers. The floral and spice qualities repeat emphatically on an impressively long, energetic finish that features well knit tannins and a resonating mineral note.