Aurelien Chatagnier Cornas 2015The Cornas grapes come from a friend of Aurliens in Cornas, who has agreed to swap some of his Cornas grapes for Aurliens Condrieu grapes. Aurlien Chatagnier created his own domaine in 2002, when he was just in his early 20s, piecing together his vineyards parcel by parcel over the next decade. The vineyards at the domaine are predominantly granite, and very steep. The house style leans towards a lean, pure style of winemaking, and shows the reason

France Appellation: Vin de France Color/Style: Red Wine Grapes: Côt (Malbec)

The wine possesses a suave

This is one to cellar – Le Chapitre is powerful

“M” is his 100% Pinot Meunier cuvée sourced from three different parcels: one parcel of 50-year-old vines in clay and limestone

have firm ripe tannins and combine fine elegance with a wide range of red fruit flavors

peony and olive paste

floral and spicecake flavors that show fine delineation courtesy of a spine of juicy acidity

the fermentation was encouraged to keep warm by soaking in the sun throughout the duration of the fermentation before going dry

The soils have a limestone base with marl

and is held together by a core of bright acidity

sophisticated wines

then most of the Premier Crus (all but Vaugiraut) spend about 6 months in older barriques for elevage