2021 Cornas Le Village Yves Cuilleron 45% cabernet sauvignon

45% cabernet sauvignon

pink grapefruit pith and salted Marcona almond notes

It's a gorgeous wine

this won't be everyone's first choice—the acidity makes it rather different—but it is pretty fine

almost peppery blackcurrants and violets with attractive and integrated

2021 Cornas Le Village Yves Cuilleron 45% cabernet sauvignonOrigin: vines from three plots (behind Cornas village church, and in the districts of Les Cotes and Reynard). Le Village is not a place but a brand name to identify the cuve. Soil: granitic, terraced. Grape variety: syrah. Viticulture: high density planting (8,000 10,000 vines per hectare). No insecticides or pesticides, few treatments (depending on weather), small amount of organic only fertiliser, with respect of soil and vine balance. Vigour and