2023 Domaine Julien Cécillon Cornas "Saint-Pierre", Rhône Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE This cuve comes from a small, granitic plot (less than 0. 30 hectares) with a controlled yield (38 hl ha) on Syrah vines with an average age of 25 years. Cecillon vinified this wine in stainless steel for 30 days on native yeasts, then aged it for 18 months in barrel. A dark and intense wine revealing a powerful nose of chocolate, ripe black fruit, and peppery licorice spices. On the palate, the Cornas Saint Pierre is ample and juicy

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with the exception of Grand Cru Clos de la Roche in Morey-St

embodying the spirit of the region

Domaine Guiberteau is one of the Loire Valley’s most revered estates

Blend: 79% Cabernet

the wine is lightly filtered just before bottling

hand-harvested

being small producers allows us to buy the best fruit from preeminent California vineyards without impacting their commitments to large customers

After assemblage the wine is laid to rest for 60 months in bottle on the lees and was disgorged in February

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food-friendly wines that blend Old World sensibility with California vibrancy

The fruit from all of these vineyard sites is hand-harvested