Cornas “Terres Brûlées” 2008 93 BB W&S Oct11

BEST BUY; …Remarkably impressive… Although it’s hugely extracted, a deep pool of black, plummy juice, it’s also shapely, traced by ferrous minerality and firmed with powerful tannins. It comes off chewy and supple, spicy and smooth, a fascinating—and delicious—exercise in contradictions.–  T.T.