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A&E Verset, Cornas Signature, 2020

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One acre of hundred-year-old Syrah on a punishingly steep slope, bottled entirely on its own. That parcel is La Geynale, in the Reynard sector at the heart of Cornas, and rather than fold it into the estate blend Emmanuelle Verset keeps it apart as Signature. She is the sixth generation of the family whose great-uncle Noël Verset made this appellation's reputation, and she works the granite terraces organically with cover crops between the rows, ferments whole-cluster with native yeasts, and raises the wine about 22 months in mostly neutral barrels — six to eight months longer than her regular Cornas — before bottling it unfined and unfiltered. 2020 was warm and dry, but deep winter water reserves carried the vines through, giving concentration and depth without any sense of heat or heaviness. Decant it for a few hours if you are opening one now; five to ten years in the cellar will serve it better still.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Syrah

  • Vintage

    2020

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Elegant , Rich , Spicy

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Grilled lamb with rosemary, venison, braised short ribs, or a peppered ribeye. Aged Comté and cured sausage work just as well.

Tasting Profile

Deep and savory: blackberry and black olive over woodsmoke, cracked pepper and something almost meaty. Full-bodied, with firm tannins and bright acidity holding it in line. The finish is long, stony and mineral.