Gaec du Lautaret Cornas Emotion

Absolutely wonderful. I've tasted this twice now and I really like it. I'll go out on a limb and say that it is not fined nor filtered. That adds a lot of complexity to the wine, in my opinion. That also means that it must be decanted, and care must be taken while pouring. The sediment was so fine in thus last bottle that it clogged my mesh strainer. It's drinking quite nicely now and should for a few more …

These bottles are being blown out at my local grocery store and have been sitting on the shelf for a while, so I didn't expect much. Pleasantly surprised at the quality, though. Good body, deep plummy fruit, velvety tannins. Better with air.