- Colour Red
- Producer Domaine de Rochepertuis
- Region Cornas
- Grape Syrah
- Drinking 2022 - 2042
- Case size 12x75cl
- Available Now
2016 - Cornas Terre Brûlée Domaine Lionnet - 12x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Domaine de Rochepertuis
- Region Cornas
- Grape Syrah
- Drinking 2022 - 2042
- Case size 12x75cl
- Available Now
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John Livingstone-Learmonth, Score: 4 star
"quite a dark red; the nose is smoky, with fine and cool berry fruit, cassis-blueberry, plus a mild violet hint, licorice. The palate is fresh, attacks on restrained dark red fruits, is direct, streamlined, naked. This is spinal wine as it stands, some Burgundian tendencies. It grips freshly on the finish. Allow it time to amplify, so leave until 2022. Decant it. 13.5°. 10,900 b. Bottled 13 Feb 2018. 2039-42 Dec 2018”
Region
Cornas
This most southerly appellation has long been lost in the shadows by the limelight of its more glamorous neighbours. It has suffered from an archaic (and entrenched) reputation of producing tannic, dense wines that need many years to come around. Yet for a long time, this has not been the case. Many of Cornas' wines are produced from slopes of excellent reputation, known for their well drained steep terrains as well as their sheltered exposures from cold northern winds. Due to this micro-climate of sorts, it usually produces riper wine than the more northern appellations in colder vintages. Cornas is one of the most underestimated appellations which can at times challenge Hermitage.