Guillaume Gilles Cornas Syrah 2018

Guillaume’s flagship Cornas comprises three separate parcels, all within the renowned vineyard of Chaillot, planted between the early-1950s and the mid-1970s: lower-lying Combe de Chaillot, with its sandier soils, offers more straightforward fruit; steep Les Terrasses, high up on the slope and poor of topsoil, contributes granitic punch and intense spiciness; and the also-terraced Grandes Mures, with its sun-soaking southward exposition, provides sumptuously dark-fruited contrabass notes and enhances the final blend’s overall structure. Guillaume vinifies and ages each parcel separately, blending them after an eighteen-month élévage in a blend of 400-liter and 600-liter oak casks of between five and fifteen years of age. "Gilles' brawny, concentrated and feral style of staunchly traditional, age worthy COrnas showcase the classic tension between powerful fruit and firm, savory structure." - Matt Franco READ MORE Vintage: 2018 Country: France Region: Northern Rhone Appellation: Cornas Grape(s): Syrah Farming: Organic Drink: 2024-2035

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