{"product_id":"thierry-allemand-cornas-r-2023-cornas-northern-rhone-france-750-ml","title":"Thierry Allemand Cornas \"R\" 2023 (Cornas, Northern Rhône, France) 750 mL - [WA 98] [JD 96-98]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Winery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Wine:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCornas Reynard brings together the fruit from the domaine’s oldest and best vines, based on Noël and Louis Verset’s ancient vines in Reynard, and including Geynale, Pigeonners and even some old vines in Chaillot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTechnical Information\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% Syrah \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVine Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34-90 yrs \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Decomposed Granite\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVineyard Area:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.02 ha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViticulture \u0026amp; Vinification:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Farms organically, working steep, terraced vineyards all by hand (no tractor!)\u003cbr\u003e• Dense plantings naturally reduce yields (\u0026lt; 30 hectoliters per hectare)\u003cbr\u003e• All wines are fermented in stainless steel and open-top wooden vats\u003cbr\u003e• Stems left on cluster during fermentation\u003cbr\u003e• Punch-downs by foot\u003cbr\u003e• All wines are vinified separately\u003cbr\u003e• Wines aged in foudres and barriques for 24 months before final blending and bottling\u003cbr\u003e• Finished wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered\u003cbr\u003e• Very low doses of sulfur, sometimes none at all\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRatings \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e98 Points - Wine Advocate:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"One of the finest wines crafted by Thierry Allemand, the 2023 Cornas Reynard wafts from the glass with aromas of mulberries, blueberries, violet, rose and pepper. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and structured, it’s seamless and concentrated, built around a tensile, precise core of fruit framed by velvety tannins, concluding with a long, ethereal finish. This is a bottle that Northern Rhône lovers will want to have in the cellar. - Yohan Castaing (May 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96-98 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Coming mostly from older vines in the Reynard lieu-dit, the 2023 Cornas Reynard is darker and more mineral-driven, offering loads of violets, cassis, and graphite aromatics. Full-bodied, balanced, and serious on the palate, it delivers incredible purity and finesse, with a finish that won't quit. This is a profound, age-worthy Cornas that's probably the Cornas of the vintage. I'm always amazed how this estate marries the inherent wildness of Syrah grown on this steep, granite slope with incredible finesse and elegance, which I think is the hallmark of Allemand.\" (May 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KERMIT LYNCH","offers":[{"title":"750 mL","offer_id":53376226984301,"sku":null,"price":395.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0481\/8940\/7391\/files\/2018-thallemand-reynard-cornas.jpg?v=1779921307","url":"https:\/\/artisan.wine\/products\/thierry-allemand-cornas-r-2023-cornas-northern-rhone-france-750-ml","provider":"Artisan W\u0026S","version":"1.0","type":"link"}