Domaine Vincent Paris

Vin de France | 2024

Domaine Vincent Paris is one of the essential names in Cornas, and one of the producers who helped push this once-rustic appellation into a new era of precision and purity. Vincent comes from a family deeply rooted in the Northern Rhône, and he started his own domaine in the late 1990s with just a small amount of vineyard land. Since then, he has become one of the most respected growers in Cornas, farming steep granite slopes and making wines that capture Syrah at its most vivid, savory and mineral.

While his top Cornas bottlings show the power and structure of the appellation, this Vin de France Syrah is all about immediacy and pleasure. It is made in the same spirit as the rest of the domaine, with careful farming, a light touch in the cellar, and a focus on freshness rather than weight. Think of it as a gateway into the Vincent Paris style, Northern Rhône Syrah stripped down to its most drinkable form.

The 2024 is bright, peppery and full of energy, with notes of black raspberry, violets, olive, smoke and cracked pepper. It has the savory edge that makes Syrah from this part of France so compelling, but without the firmness or need for cellaring that you often find in Cornas. Give it a slight chill and drink it with your favorite grilled foods.