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Thierry Allemand Cornas "Chaillots" 2019
(Cornas, Northern Rhône, France) - [VM 95-97]
Regular price $365.00 Sale price $299.97 Save $65.03
About the Winery:
Vine Age: 5 - 40 yrs
Soil Type: Limestone, Granite
Vineyard Area: 2.02 ha
Viticulture & Vinification:
• Farms organically, working steep, terraced vineyards all by hand (no tractor!)
• Dense plantings naturally reduce yields (< 30 hectoliters per hectare)
• All wines are fermented in stainless steel and open-top wooden vats
• Stems left on cluster during fermentation
• Punch-downs by foot
• All wines are vinified separately
• Wines aged in foudres and barriques for 24 months before final blending and bottling
• Finished wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered
• Very low doses of sulfur, sometimes none at all
95-97 Points - Vinous Media:
"Suave, mineral-driven scents of fresh blackberry, cassis and exotic spices are accompanied by a building floral nuance. Sappy and sharply focused on the palate, displaying powerful lift to the concentrated black/blue fruit, violet pastille, olive paste and spicecake flavors. Finishes extremely long and alluring, with solid mineral thrust, a hint of black pepper and youthfully chewy but non-intrusive tannins." - Josh Raynolds (5/2020)
Today, there is no more unique figure in the Northern Rhône than Cornas’ Thiérry Allemand. Though not yet in his 50s, he has been mythologized in much the same way as past greats like Noël Verset, Marius Gentaz and August Clape. He created his domaine from scratch, inheriting nothing from his ancestors. And because he also didn’t have a family fortune behind him, much of his domaine was assembled by laboriously restoring abandoned parcels in great terroirs.
Finally, while deeply rooted in the past, Thiérry’s approach to winemaking is uniquely his. He began in the early 1980s by learning at the feet of two Cornas legends, Joseph Michel and Noël Verset, and has gone on to apply a quarter century of personal experience. He has arrived, finally, at a philosophy that, while squarely in the traditional camp, produces wine whose purity and expression of grape variety and place are unrivaled by anyone in Cornas.
Finally, while deeply rooted in the past, Thiérry’s approach to winemaking is uniquely his. He began in the early 1980s by learning at the feet of two Cornas legends, Joseph Michel and Noël Verset, and has gone on to apply a quarter century of personal experience. He has arrived, finally, at a philosophy that, while squarely in the traditional camp, produces wine whose purity and expression of grape variety and place are unrivaled by anyone in Cornas.
About this Wine:
Cornas Chaillot is based on his vines in Chaillot, but it also includes fruit from the domaine’s younger vines, including Reynard.
Cornas Chaillot is based on his vines in Chaillot, but it also includes fruit from the domaine’s younger vines, including Reynard.
Techinical Information
Varietal: 100% SyrahVine Age: 5 - 40 yrs
Soil Type: Limestone, Granite
Vineyard Area: 2.02 ha
Viticulture & Vinification:
• Farms organically, working steep, terraced vineyards all by hand (no tractor!)
• Dense plantings naturally reduce yields (< 30 hectoliters per hectare)
• All wines are fermented in stainless steel and open-top wooden vats
• Stems left on cluster during fermentation
• Punch-downs by foot
• All wines are vinified separately
• Wines aged in foudres and barriques for 24 months before final blending and bottling
• Finished wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered
• Very low doses of sulfur, sometimes none at all
Ratings & Reviews
"Suave, mineral-driven scents of fresh blackberry, cassis and exotic spices are accompanied by a building floral nuance. Sappy and sharply focused on the palate, displaying powerful lift to the concentrated black/blue fruit, violet pastille, olive paste and spicecake flavors. Finishes extremely long and alluring, with solid mineral thrust, a hint of black pepper and youthfully chewy but non-intrusive tannins." - Josh Raynolds (5/2020)