ClassificationCornas AOC
VarietalsSyrah
Founded1955
TastingBy appointment only at the family cellar in Cornas
NeighbourhoodCornas

Signature wines: Cornas

Tip: Wines are frequently released later than other Cornas producers; patience rewards with extraordinary mineral concentration.

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Picodon Our pick A fresh, supple Picodon is goaty with hazelnut and mushroom notes. Dry, full-bodied Saint-Péray Marsanne has the weight to sit next to that tang without drowning it. The accords-mets-vins.fr guide lists Saint-Péray among its whites for Picodon. Saint-Péray, Rhone Valley: Saint-Peray
Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage Our pick Cornas is dark northern Rhône Syrah with high acidity and medium to firm tannin. A mild, creamy blue such as Vercors-Sassenage has the fat and salt to soften that tannin, and the wine's acidity keeps the rich, buttery paste from feeling heavy. Cornas, Rhone Valley: Cornas · Cornas Renaissance

Location

Address: 146 Route Nationale, 07130 Cornas, France, Rhone Valley

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Thierry Allemand ★ 5.0

Cornas AOCSyrahFounded 1982Biodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDCornas

Cornas artisan with cult status, producing old-vine Syrah from Chaillot (younger vines) and Reynard (centenarian-vine parcel) with zero intervention.

Tasting: No regular public visits. Allocation-only through importers.

Signature wines: Cornas Reynard, Cornas Chaillot

Tip: Production is tiny (under 1,000 cases of Reynard annually); bottles allocated through specialist importers only.

Vincent Paris ★ 4.6

Cornas AOC, Saint-Joseph AOCSyrahFounded 1997ORGANIC CERTIFIEDCornas

Rising star of Cornas farming granite terraces, producing age-worthy Syrah cuvees named after vine age: Granit 30 and Granit 60.

Tasting: By appointment at the domaine

Signature wines: Cornas Granit 30, Cornas Granit 60

Tip: The Granit 60 from old vines is a benchmark for granite-terroir Cornas at a fraction of the price of Clape or Allemand.

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Thierry Allemand ★ 5.0

Cornas AOCSyrahFounded 1982Biodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDCornas

Cornas artisan with cult status, producing old-vine Syrah from Chaillot (younger vines) and Reynard (centenarian-vine parcel) with zero intervention.

Tasting: No regular public visits. Allocation-only through importers.

Signature wines: Cornas Reynard, Cornas Chaillot

Tip: Production is tiny (under 1,000 cases of Reynard annually); bottles allocated through specialist importers only.

Vincent Paris ★ 4.6

Cornas AOC, Saint-Joseph AOCSyrahFounded 1997ORGANIC CERTIFIEDCornas

Rising star of Cornas farming granite terraces, producing age-worthy Syrah cuvees named after vine age: Granit 30 and Granit 60.

Tasting: By appointment at the domaine

Signature wines: Cornas Granit 30, Cornas Granit 60

Tip: The Granit 60 from old vines is a benchmark for granite-terroir Cornas at a fraction of the price of Clape or Allemand.

Domaine Jamet ★ 4.9

Cote-Rotie AOCSyrah, ViognierFounded 1976Cote-Rotie

Benchmark Cote-Rotie domaine producing a single assemblage from multiple Cote Brune and Cote Blonde terraces, known for depth and finesse.

Tasting: By appointment only at the domaine in Ampuis

Signature wines: Cote-Rotie

Tip: Jean-Paul and Jean-Luc Jamet blend all their lieux-dits into one estate Cote-Rotie that consistently ranks among the appellation's finest.

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