2018 Julien Cecillon Cornas Saint Pierre

From a 0.25ha densely planted parcel with a southeast exposition in the higher elevation portion of Cornas where yields are kept low at 32hl/ha. All work is done by hand and plowing is done by horse. 10% whole clusters are included and elevage is done for 18 months in one new 400L French oak barrel and three used 228L French oak barrels.
Wine Enthusiast 97 – “It takes just a whiff to know there’s something deeply special about this truffly, intensely blackberried Syrah sourced from organic grapes. It’s powerfully ripe, bursting at the seams with cassis and black cherry flavors, and sumptuous in texture, but delightfully nuanced too, etched by shards of granite and earth, dried flowers and smoky, meaty charcuterie. Freshly balanced and ethereal in minerality, it’s stunning young but should improve well through 2040.”