Courbis Cornas Champlerose 2018

Not as rich or as deep as the other cuvées this year, Courbis's 2018 Cornas Champelrose is still a lot of fun to drink. It's medium to full-bodied, plush and creamy and loaded with black cherries and blackberry fruit. Drink it on release and for the next 7-8 years after that. Drink 2021-2028, 90-92 Points - Joe Czerwinski, The Wine Advocate

The 2018 Cornas Champelrose comes all from pure granite soils and was brought up in 25% new French oak. This deep purple-hued effort offers a plump, rounded, full-bodied style with classic Cornas notes of smoked meats, black fruits, chocolate, and earthy minerality. As with all the wines from this team, the purity of fruit, tannins, and overall balance are spot on. This beauty is already hard to resist but should evolve for 10-12 years. Drink: 2020-2032, 93 Points – Jeb Dunnuck