Cornas has changed. The appellation used to make “country wine” dark, brooding, sometimes inelegant and the new generation has remade it into something that stands shoulder to shoulder with Hermitage and Cte-Rtie. Vincent Paris is at the center of that transformation. The nephew of the great Robert Michel, he inherited Michel’s vines and built on his legacy, making Syrahs that are not light, but are certainly fresh and energetic they dance. Granit 30 is his accessible introduction to the lineup, a perfect young-drinking Cornas, ideal for any feasting.