Jaboulet, Domaine de Saint Pierre, Cornas 2010 Piedmont and the rest Viognier

and the rest Viognier

reminded me of Chateau Margaux at its best: an iron fist in a velvet glove

Some at the table initially detected a hint of VA on the nose

the wine is full bodied on the palate and has fantastic concentration

The 2008 is generous

Jaboulet, Domaine de Saint Pierre, Cornas 2010 Piedmont and the rest ViognierNicked labels 91 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate The 2010 Cornas Domaine de St. Pierre is a more typical savage, nearly uncivilized effort exhibiting an inky purple color as well as lots of pepper, beef blood, camphor, forest floor and blackberry characteristics. It is a wine of extraordinary intensity and superb concentration, but it is so tannic and backward that it needs to be forgotten for a decade. Even though it is in bottle, it has not evolved