2018 | Domaine Guillaume Gilles | Cornas

Red Wine: 2018 | Domaine Guillaume Gilles | Cornas

The 2018 Guillaume Gilles Cornas exhibits a deep ruby colour and offers an aromatic profile of blackberries, black cherries, and black olives, accompanied by notes of violets, smoked meat, and crushed stones.

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Producer: Domaine Guillaume Gilles

Vintage: 2018

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13%

Varietal: Syrah / Shiraz

Country/Region: France, Northern Rhone

The 2018 Guillaume Gilles Cornas exhibits a deep ruby colour and offers an aromatic profile of blackberries, black cherries, and black olives, accompanied by notes of violets, smoked meat, and crushed stones. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied with firm, well-structured tannins, vibrant acidity, and a mineral-driven finish.

Producer Information

Although Guillaume Gilles was born in Lyon, from the age of eight he dreamed of following in the footsteps of his grandfather Marcel Juge, a highly-respected vigneron in Cornas. The opportunity presented itself in 2000 when Robert Michel, a leading grower in the same appellation, offered him a job as an apprentice. He worked with Robert until his retirement in 2006, followed by a stint for Jean-Louis Chave in Hermitage before striking out on his own in 2007 and finally renting 2ha from Robert in the fine lieu-dit of Chaillot. Here the vines average 40yo with a myriad of massale clippings and clones (planted by Robert) in the plots of Les Terrasses and Les Grands Murs on extremely steep south to south-east facing slopes. Guillaume now farms a total of 5ha, mostly in Cornas, including one that he planted in the lieu-dit Les Rieux at 400-450m altitude, from which he makes a more delicate and perfumed version of Cornas that rarely goes above 13% alc. Hes also planning to build his winery and house there to be immersed in nature, as its such a magical place with breath-taking views over the valley and its vineyards. For now he still vinifies and barrel ages his wines underneath Robert Michels house, in an old atmospheric cellar in the centre of Cornas at Number 1 Grand Rue.