In the glass
What it pairs with
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Lamb daube with thyme
The wine's herb and dark fruit notes echo Provencale lamb stew. -
Grilled cote de boeuf
Iron-mineral Cornas and well-aged beef are a natural pairing. -
Wild boar with chestnuts
Game and earthy chestnuts meet the wine's mineral concentration.
History
Stephane Robert founded Domaine du Tunnel in 1994 and produced his first Cornas in 1995. The name Pur Noir refers to the pure darkness of the granite-grown Syrah and the deeply colored wine it produces.
- 1994 — Stephane Robert founds Domaine du Tunnel in Saint-Peray
- 1995 — First vintage of Pur Noir Cornas
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine du Tunnel
- Grapes
- Syrah (100%)
- Classification
- Cornas AOC
- Oak
- 18 months in used French oak barriques and foudres
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 30-50 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED