Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas Granit 30 200513% abv. An absolutely lovely wine. This seemed a pure and unadulterated N. Rhône (just as did the Granit 60) but this also seemed to conform to my image of Cornas (unlike the 60). Lovely aromas of sour cherry, meat and rocks. Crisp, tangy, delightfully high in acidity, palate-cleansing tannins. Like with the 60, I see room for improvement still, though this is more approachable. Fantastically good wine.
Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas Granit 60 2005
13% abv. Quite a lovely nose: dark, meaty fruit, pepper, olives - a very classical N. Rhône, ripe but not really showing a hot year character. Rich, deep, tangy, savoury yet very elegant rather than rustic. Lovely, palate-cleansing tannins and a very refreshing finish; moreish. It is very young, but due to lack of new oak and my love of tannins, I found this an enchanting drink already. I love it. Though it shows much N. Rhône -typicity, it doesn't really fit into the paradigm I have in my head of Cornas (maybe it is time to review that paradigm...)
Perhaps due to it not being meant to age as long as the 60, I preferred the 30. In fact, the 30 is one of the most exciting wines I have recently drunk.