2011 Domaine du Coulet (Matthieu Barret) Cornas Brise Cailloux Syrah
For years I've wondered if the iridescent, dancing letters on the label hinted at a modern, "fun" style wine, and now I know: yes. (Not that I ever want a Cornas to be 'fun', I don't, I bought these sight unseen.) Definitely modern: bright, somewhat extracted with clunky flavors of all black fruit and smoke. Lots of smoke. Initially offputting, but in the second hour everything calmed down and it was more like drinking a big bodied pinot than a syrah. We finished it, but this ain't my cup of tea.