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Cornas La Combe de Chaillot Guillaume Gilles (Domaine) 2011

  • Spices
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Red
  • 13% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Full-bodied

Guillaume Gilles, jeune star montante de la Vallée du Rhône septentrionale, signe un cornas qui se distingue de ses autres cuvées : frais, minéral et tendu. Une belle surprise à découvrir avec de l'agneau en croûte de sel. More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 slightly marked label, 1 neutral capsule
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Rhône
  • Appellation/Wine: Cornas
  • Producer/Owner: Guillaume Gilles (Domaine)
  • More information....

Cornas La Combe de Chaillot Guillaume Gilles (Domaine) serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Parmentier de boudin aux deux pommes, Rognons de veau grillés, Grives aux raisins.

  • Vintage score: 16/20
  • Lot presentation
    Cornas La Combe de Chaillot Guillaume Gilles (Domaine)

    The wine

    Located at the foot of the "Chaillot" parcel, the La Combe de Chaillot vines cover 0.8 ha and have been vinified separately since 2009, because of the difference in maturity of the Syrah grapes, which ripen in loamy, sandy and granitic soils. After manual harvesting, almost all the grapes are destemmed. The wine is vinified in open vats with native yeasts, without being punched down. It is then matured for 16 months in casks, without fining or filtration, before being bottled. Tastings of this Cornas reveal a tauter, more mineral character. This is partly the result of the soil in which it grows, benefiting from a cooler climate than the domain's other parcels. However, the nose remains rich and dense. A real bouquet of black berries with floral, spicy notes. In the mouth, the tannins are refined and coated with dominant black berry notes. The finish is long, ending beautifully with small peppery touches.

    Information about domain Guillaume Gilles

    Humility. A word that accurately sums up Guillaume Gilles, a rising star of the northern Rhône. This young winemaker made his debut amid some of the biggest names in the region such as Jean-Louis Chave and Robert Michel. He started his winemaking adventure in 2002 when he inherited half a hectare in Cornas from his grandfather. Truly passionate about his terroir, Guillaume's work both in the vineyard and the cave is a labour of love that produces wines with depth, power and finesse. Micro-parcel vinifications have become somewhat of a trademark of his and his Les Chaillots terroir is divided up into three separate vinifications: La Combe, Les Terrasses and Les Grands Murs. Sustainable agriculture, hand worked vines and tilled soil ensure high quality grapes. This is a domaine we urge you to discover but be warned that production is small.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 slightly marked label, 1 neutral capsule
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
    • Country/Region: Rhône
    • Appellation/Wine: Cornas
    • Producer/Owner: Guillaume Gilles (Domaine)
    • Vintage: 2011
    • Color: Red
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Sustainable farming 
    • Size (in ha): 0.8
    • Intensity: Full-bodied
    • Dominant aroma: Spices
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100% Syrah
    Cornas La Combe de Chaillot Guillaume Gilles (Domaine)
    Cornas La Combe de Chaillot Guillaume Gilles (Domaine)

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    Cornas La Combe de Chaillot Guillaume Gilles (Domaine) 2011

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