Domaine Lionnet, Cornas, Pur Granit

May 2025 Tasting Trip to Champagne, Burgundy and the Rhône; 5/22/2025-5/31/2025 (La Belle France) : Tasted at the domain. Smoky damsons, cassis and ginger on the nose. Palate is spicy and tight. Redcurrant and plums. Lovely

Pretty nose of red fruit, blackberry, and floral notes. Good intensity. On the palate with red and black fruit and some savory notes. Good balance, medium tannins, very tasty. Will only get better.

Really enjoyable bottle. Punchy red and purple fruit and a dose of that syrah animale funk. Has the great balance and structure of the vintage. Impressed

After just 30 mins it really balances out to a heavy pallet showing the true Syrah fruit to its fullest potential. I really like this wine and plenty of years to lay down to mature even more.

Very young, savory, intense and a bit blocky in a Cornas way. A really deep core of dark stone fruit smashed over rocks (the Granit title is perhaps influencing me) with hints of leather and black olive. Lots of tannin, but their shape is good, not harsh or spiky. The fruit, rocks and savory notes spiral together down the long finish. This is a long way from hitting its peak, the rule of 15 would be a good one here, …