From Aix-en-Provence: Half-day Sidecar Wine Tour
Leave Aix-en-Provence aboard a vintage sidecar and discover the legendary Sainte-Victoire mountain, Cézanne’s muse, along with charming villages and local wine tastings.
Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 20 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs20 yrs22 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
Aroma: wild herbs, black cherry, violet, leather
Palate: blackcurrant, garrigue, graphite, iron
Cornaline is Dominique Hauvette's biodynamic flagship red, Grenache-Cabernet-Syrah aged in concrete eggs and old foudres with no added sulfites. Wild-herb-driven, structured and unusually transparent for the warm climate.
What it pairs with
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Roast leg of lamb with rosemary and garlic
Firm tannin frames the lamb fat; garrigue notes echo the herb crust. -
Wild boar civet
Game and the wine's tobacco-and-iron register share a Provencal lineage. -
Aged Comte cheese
Nutty alpine cheese sits with the wine's blackcurrant and graphite palate.
History
Dominique Hauvette planted her first two hectares in 1988 and bottled Cornaline as the estate flagship from the mid-1990s. The wines age in concrete eggs and old foudres with no added sulfites; she was named Vigneronne de l'Annee 2020 by Revue des Vins de France.
- 1988: Dominique Hauvette plants the first vines at Saint-Remy-de-Provence
- 2003: Estate certified organic
- 2020: Hauvette named Vigneronne de l'Annee by Revue des Vins de France
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Hauvette · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah
- Classification
- IGP Alpilles
- Oak
- Aged in concrete eggs and old oak foudres for 18 to 24 months, no added sulfites
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 45 to 75 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Domaine Hauvette Cornaline
What does Domaine Hauvette Cornaline taste like?
Wild herbs, black cherry, violet and leather on the nose; blackcurrant, garrigue, graphite and iron on the palate. Full-bodied with firm tannins and a long savoury finish.
When should I drink Domaine Hauvette Cornaline?
Drink between 5 and 20 years from vintage. The concrete-egg and old-foudre ageing with minimal sulfites gives the wine remarkable cellar potential; younger bottles benefit from 60 to 90 minutes of decanting.
Is Domaine Hauvette Cornaline vegan?
Yes. Dominique Hauvette farms biodynamically and uses no animal-derived fining agents; the wines also see no added sulfites.
What food pairs with Domaine Hauvette Cornaline?
Roast leg of lamb with rosemary is the canonical pairing. Wild boar civet and aged Comte are equally strong matches.
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