M. Chapoutier Cornas Les Arènes 2019
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A powerful Northern Rhône Syrah that over-delivers for the price
- Notes of black olive tapenade, black pepper, violets, smoked meats, and scorched earth.
- Intense fruit, ripe tannins and a long finish mean this Cornas will be one to tuck away for some years.
- Part of the vineyard is located on decomposing granite, known locally as "gore" the other is on alluvial clay-limestone soil. This kind of soil produces powerful, meaty wines with great tannins.
- After vinification the ageing process starts and lasts 14 - 16 months. 80% of the wines goes into oak barrels. The remaining 20% are aged in concrete tanks, which preserves the fruit and minerality expressed on these granitic soils.
- Serve with fish in tapenade sauce (such as Mullet), or meats in sauces, marinated meats, and large game with cranberry sauce.
- Grape variety: Syrah(Shiraz)
- Vintage: 2019
- Type/Colour: Red
- Alcohol: 14%
- Bottle Size: 75cl
- Group: Rhône