The 2013 Cornas Vin Noir is a smaller production cuvée that comes from three separate parcels of 100-year-old vines and is aged in older oak. One of the more fresh and elegant versions of the cuvee I’ve tasted, it offers classic notes of savory herbs, peppered meats and saddle leather to go with plenty of the classic black and blue styled fruits that are common in wines from Cornas. Medium to full-bodied, nicely concentrated with integrated acidity and fine tannin, it fills out nicely with air and should drink well for another decade.