Domaine Courbis, Cornas "La Sabarotte" 2003

Very deep red.

Licorice and suave, oak, hazelnut. Hint of menthol. Reminds me a bit of certain CA Syrahs.

Dense/packed in the mouth, burly, in fact. Licorice and some sulphide (coffee/skunk) action. Then a wall of acid-driven tannin flushes any flavor clean out of the mouth. This will be interesting to watch. Will it ever shake the fun stuff?

Day 4 - Menthol/licorice action still reminds me of CA cool, coastal, Syrah. Much better flesh in the mouth, with flavors echoing nose. In fact, this isn't showing any intrusive structural element at all.

$65