Domaine Courbis Les Eygats Cornas 2018 (750ml) Core

Domaine Courbis Les Eygats Cornas 2018 (750ml) Core100% Syrah. The one hectare, single vineyard, terraced Cornas Les Eygats site is situated at a relatively high 250 meters of altitude. It has pure, decomposed granite soil and an ideal south east exposure. The vines are 20 years old. Les Eygats is the last to be harvested. Benefits from 3 weeks of vatting to extract as much color and flavor as possible. It is aged entirely in barriques for 16 months, of which 50% are new and 50% one year old. A highly

JS100James SucklingThis is muscular yet so well defined and toned

WINE-MAKING PROCESS:

spice and cassis mingle with notes of vanilla and toasted oak on the nose

JS95James SucklingEnticing aromas of crushed berries

braised meat and mature cheeses

This sprightly cava is made with a blend of three grape varieties - Macabeo

Given a few years to shed some of that puppy fat

AROMAS/NOSE

It's worth pointing out that this will be the last vintage made by the talented Jérôme Aguirre

There is power here

the 2023 vintage stands out as truly exceptional

but it should also mature well through medium-term cellaring