AOP Côte-Rôtie
AOP Cornas · red
Cornas
Technical sheet
- Appellation
- AOP Cornas
- Colour
- Red
- Grape variety
- 100% Syrah
- Terroir
- Cornas (Ardèche)
- Ageing
- 18 months in demi-muids
- Ageing potential
- Drink within 10 years
Les Terriens' Cornas plot lies in the Ardèche, near the village of Cornas, one of the smallest appellations in the Rhône Valley.
Hand-harvested and aged for 18 months in demi-muids, it is a broad, generous wine with notes of pastry and candied cherries, its firm structure polished by ageing.
Full technical sheet
From plot to glass
01
The terroir
- Location
- Les Terriens' “Cornas” plot lies in the Ardèche department, near the village of Cornas.
02
Winemaking & ageing
- Winemaking
- The grapes are entirely hand-harvested, destemmed, then passed over a vibrating table before going into the vat. 20-day maceration with temperature control.
- Ageing
- 18 months in demi-muids.
03
Style
- Eye
- Fine deep ruby colour with violet glints.
- Nose
- Intense, with notes of pastry and candied cherries.
- Palate
- Broad and generous, with a firm structure polished by ageing.
04
Les Terriens' advice
- Serving temperature
- Serve at 15–18 °C.
- Food pairing
- This wine pairs perfectly with red meat, grilled dishes or braised lamb chops.
- Ageing potential
- Drink within the next 10 years.
