Domaine Lionnet Cornas 'Terre Brulee' 2020

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Domaine Lionnet Cornas 'Terre Brulee' 2020After the levage, the wines are assembled to make a single cuve known as Terre Brule. The bottling takes place after two winters have passed. All work is done by gravity. The wine is never fined nor is it filtered. There is a single bottling of the entire lot. We have been buying the wines of the Domaine Lionnet since the 2004 vintage. Their Cornas is a true classic: firm, sturdy, rigorously tannic, explosively aromatic, complete and satisfying. We

Alexandre’s village-level Gamay comes from a half-hectare’s worth of tiny south-facing parcels planted at altitudes between 480 and 750 meters

present but polite tannins

and an abundance of sexy spice

Cheveau owns a parcel of 30-year-old Chardonnay in the vineyard “Aux Bouthières”—upgraded to premier cru status in the historic 2020 reclassification

the 2021 “Coste di Valanche” spent one week fermenting on its skins (spontaneously

the wine is racked into small barrel and demi-muids for two years

it bears no trace of oak vanilla on its beautifully balanced palate

Rivetingly wild

this comes from a monopole of the domaine

this ferments naturally in large

a white mold forms that balances and concentrates the acid

it possesses a deeper vein of classicism and a more drivingly linear palate