2020 Guillaume Gilles - Cornas (750ml)
Price: $99.00
Gilles' lovely wines from Cornas have been a serious revelation for us over the past few vintages and he has quickly become one of our favorite producers in the Northern Rhone. He studied under the legendary Robert Michel and now works Michel's top parcel in the Chaillot vineyard and makes his wines in Michel's old cellars. Though he does not list it on his label, this wine, his top cuvée, is all from Chaillot, a blend of parcels from throughout the vineyard. His methods in the cellar are staunchly traditional, but the wines themselves are as vibrant and energetic as Cornas comes.
Josh Raynolds - Vinous
"Vivid purple. Deeply pitched cherry, dark berry preserve and licorice aromas pick up smoky mineral, olive and floral notes with air. Chewy and penetrating on the palate, offering concentrated, mineral-drenched bitter cherry, blackberry, fruitcake and floral pastille flavors that spread out steadily and turn sweeter with air. Shows solid grip and resonating minerality on a wonderfully long, smoky finish that echoes the dark berry and licorice notes. This is all Chaillot fruit, Gilles told me.” -96 points (Drink 2028-2038) Josh Raynolds, Vinous 12/22
- Producer: Guillaume Gilles
- Country: France
- Region: Rhone
- Subregion: Northern Rhone
- Variety: Syrah
- Vintage: 2020
- Sku: 14433
- Size: 750ml
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