2022 Cornas, Domaine du Tunnel

Aged for 14 months in 4th-fill French oak barriques, the 2022 Cornas presents ripe red and black plum, graphite, dried meat and licorice tones. Medium-bodied at most, the 2022 is a sleek Cornas that checks out with good length on the focuse d finish. Give it two more years in bottle.

The round 2022 Cornas Vin Noir offers ripe black fruit, subtle spice, dried meat and discreet cedar tones. Medium-bodied and muscular, it’s more structured than the entry-level Cornas, with intense, savory notes and a persistent finish.

The 2022 Cornas displays glossy red fruits paired with spicy undertones of black pepper and licorice. Ripe tannins provide gentle structure to this polished and forward Cornas that shows solid flavor concentration, culminating in a savory f inale.