Lionnet Cornas "Terre Brulée"
| Vintage: | 2021 |
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| Description: | ("from very old vines, between 40 to 100 years of age, in several notable Cornas vineyards, which are all blended into their flagship cuvée "Terre Brûlée": Mazards, with granite-inflected soils of clay-limestone, is dark and powerful; Chaillot contributes classic granitic heft and dusty spice; clay-limestone Pied de la Vigne, which flanks Chaillot's eastern edge, provides structural rigor; and Combe, the southernmost lieu-dit in the appellation, comprises sandy granite soils which give rounder fruit and more overtly floral aromas. Aged entirely in used 600-liter demi-muids, "Terre Brulée" is elemental and stern in its youth (in keeping with the house style), yet it will unfurl over the years to reveal a wine of great lift and energy." From drinkrhone: "2021.dark red; the bouquet is inky, with well lined up cassis, raspberry, a marked note of iodine with herbs such as thyme. The |
| Price: | $ 73.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Chambers Street Wines
| Address: |
160 Chambers Street New York, NY 10007 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 212-227-1434 |
| Fax: | 212-227-7978 |
First added to 1000 Corks on October 4, 2024.
