Cornas Saint Pierre
Julien Cecillon
Type
Red Wine
Appellation
Cornas
Variety
Syrah
This Cornas is a super-limited superstar of Cécillon's line up, a velvety, enveloping Syrah that promises to age gracefully in the cellar.
Viticulture
Vineyard name
Saint Pierre
Soil type
Pure granite from Cornas (at the top of the village)
Vine age25 years old
Vineyard size0.30 ha
PruningGobelet
ExpositionEast/ South exposition
Altitude280m
Vinification
10% whole cluster in stainless steel vats, with light punchdowns and pumpovers for a soft extraction, long fermentation.
Elevage17 months in oak barrels (30% new oak, 70% 1-3 years).
Harvest typeHand Harvested
Fining/FilteringNo fining, tangential filtration