2019 Domaine Guillaume Gilles Cornas Nouvelle Les Rieux, Rhone, France Savart Washington overlooking the gorge

Washington overlooking the gorge

The cuvaison is long

Terroir: Very gentle slope facing east

The Racines Grand Reserve cuvée is a sparkling Blanc de Blanc traditional method consisting of 100% Chardonnay

finishing Agricultural Degree in Hokkaido

2019 Domaine Guillaume Gilles Cornas Nouvelle Les Rieux, Rhone, France Savart Washington overlooking the gorgeA library release from Gilles, Les Rieux the main amphitheater of Cornas at 400 450 meters altitude. Guillaume acquired acreage here in 2010, immediately planting vines on its soils of white granite. Whereas before the turn of the century there was really nothing planted above 300 meters in Cornas, todays warmer climate allows for wines from plots like this one to reach full maturity at modest levels of alcohol. Robert Michel, upon tasting the first