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Product Highlights
This wine is marked by elegance, while conveying the typical character of Cornas and Saint-Péray. Pair this wine alongside chicken-liver mousse with sweet wine and cep mushrooms.
— Winemaker’s notes
— Winemaker’s notes
Expert Reviews
"Very racy, focused version with a bright violet note leading the way for damson plum and red cherry coulis notes. Light white pepper and chalk hints emerge on the finish. Best from 2023 through 2033. —J.M."
-93 PointsWine Spectator, February 28, 2021
"Bright purple. Smoke- and spice-accented aromas of ripe dark berries, licorice and pungent flowers pick up a floral nuance as the wine opens up. Plush cassis and blackberry flavors are braced by a spine of juicy acidity, and a cracked pepper flourish adds spicy cut to the back half. Becomes sweeter with air and features a hint of cola on the long, smoky finish, which features harmonious tannins and lingering florality. (JR)"
-94 PointsVinous, March 2020
"A blend of several different parcels matured in older barrels, the 2018 Cornas les Chailles impresses for its distinct scents of crushed stone, red plums and red raspberries. Full-bodied and concentrated, it's nevertheless fresh and red fruited, with fine-grained tannins, a relatively open, generous feel and a gently tannic, softly dusty finish. It should drink well for at least another decade and possibly even improve over much of that time."
-92 PointsWine Advocate, May 13, 2021
