Cornas, Reynard, 1997

Saturated purple-ruby to the rim. Brooding aromas of blackberry, game, gunflint and smoke. Dense and lush; powerful and fresh. Extremely intensely flavored. Shows a slight green quality and strong acidity, but revealed strong fruit as it opened in the glass. Firmly tannic and very long. This should be long-lived, and may well merit a 90-plus rating with bottle age.