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Guillaume Gilles – Cornas “les Rieux”

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Rhone
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The Facts

Origins France > Rhone > Cornas
Appellation Cornas
Varietal Syrah
Cepage 100% Syrah
Markets Texas

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The Character

Tasting Notes The bright, spice-saturated red character of the fruit here provides a fascinating contrast to Gilles’ more brooding flagship Corn

The Story

Les Rieux is situated up above the main amphitheater of Cornas at 400-450 meters altitude. Guillaume acquired acreage here in 2010, immediately planting vines on its soils of white granite. Whereas before the turn of the century there was really nothing planted above 300 meters in Cornas, today’s warmer climate allows for wines from plots like this one to reach full maturity at modest levels of alcohol.

About Guillaume Gilles

Producer Story

Guillaume’s Cornas is unfailingly expressive, deep, powerful, and spicy, humming with terroir and easily rivaling the greatest creations of the appellations old masters. Guillaume Gilles is convinced that Cornas is at its best when one follows the most traditional of paths.He eschews the destemmer (in virtually all cases), works his vineyards by hand, ages his wine in old demi-muids and bottles without fining or filtering. His Cornas is as it should be and is exactly as we like it: brawny, sometimes austere, profound, sauvage. He cultivates his vineyards with an organic philosophy and his wines are made using the natural yeasts from his grapes.

Producer Story

Guillaume’s Cornas is unfailingly expressive, deep, powerful, and spicy, humming with terroir and easily rivaling the greatest creations of the appellations old masters. Guillaume Gilles is convinced that Cornas is at its best when one follows the most traditional of paths.He eschews the destemmer (in virtually all cases), works his vineyards by hand, ages his wine in old demi-muids and bottles without fining or filtering. His Cornas is as it should be and is exactly as we like it: brawny, sometimes austere, profound, sauvage. He cultivates his vineyards with an organic philosophy and his wines are made using the natural yeasts from his grapes.

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