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Chapoutier Cornas Les Arenes Rhone 2019

Chapoutier Cornas Les Arenes Rhone 2019

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(Wine Advocate Score 92+) Like almost all of Chapoutier's 2019s, the 2019 Cornas les Arênes is more impressive than its 2020 counterpart. Crushed stone, dried herbs, red plums and black cherries appear on the nose, while the full-bodied palate is rich, concentrated and dense. It's an exceptional vintage for this cuvée, finishing long and softly dusty.

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Grape variety/varieties: Syrah.

Harvest: The grapes are entirely hand-harvested.

Soil: 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 good tannin. This type of granite also gives the wine power and a nice taut acidity.

Vinification: Vinification is carried out in the traditional way, the harvest is destemmed. Fermentation lasts about 10 days and is followed by an around three-week maceration.

Ageing: After vinification, the ageing process starts and lasts 14-16 months. 80% of the wine goes into oak barrels (100% French). The remaining 20% are aged in concrete tanks, which preserves the fruit and minerality expressed on these granitic soils.

Appearance: intense red colour with purple lights.
Nose: very ripe fruits, raspberry and blackcurrant jams.
Palate: blackberries, spices, morello cherry. Dense and tight tannins with a great persistency in mouth.