Domaine Guillaume Gilles - Cornas - Nouvelle R 2019
Domaine Guillaume Gilles is located in Cornas, in the north of the Rhône Valley. Since 2002, Guillaume Gilles has been operating the estate that belonged to his grandfather. He learned the tricks of the trade through several internships with Jean-Louis Chave and Robert Michel between 2000 and 2004. When Robert Michel retired after the 2006 vintage, he rented him his best plot of the Chaillot vineyard and put his cellar at the disposition of Gilles. Today, he manages 5 hectares, with sustainable cultivation of the vines: working the soil, preserving biodiversity, no use of herbicides...
His philosophy is based on respect for the terroir, traditions and the environment. The work is done manually, the vinifications are carried out in whole bunches and without destemming, and the aging is micro-plots. Fermentation takes place in concrete vats using natural grape yeasts and maceration lasts at least 3 weeks with punching down and pumping over for extraction. The wines are then aged in oak barrels (10% of which are new) and demi-muids for 18 months and are neither filtered nor fined during bottling.
The Nouvelle R cuvée comes from the one hectare plot 'Les Rieux', bought in 2010 and planted between 2012 and 2014. Its terroir is composed of decomposed granite with large grains of quartz, and is oriented to the east which allows permanent sunshine.
Grape variety: 100% Syrah
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