Matthieu Barret Cornas Brise Cailloux Rhone Valley France
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750 mL
$78.99
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Description:
Brise Cailloux is coming from 50 micro parcels. This is the largest cuvée of 7ha represented of 11ha of Cornas in total. There is no mechanical processing, everything is done by hand or with horsepower.
In 2012, he stopped using machines in Cornas and replaced them with mules, horses, and manual labor.
He also started to create ‘green spaces’ around the farm, digging watering holes to nourish an ecosystem with a diversity of species. ie: vines and the forest, meadows and woodlands.
According to Matthieu, the plant is happier in a wild environment rather than in a desert comprised of only vines. This diversity brings a distinct identity to his grapes; when the vineyard biome is treated with respect, he says, this balance is easier to maintain.
Matthieu owns 11 ha in Cornas with of the total 150 ha in the AOP, including his monopole ‘Vallée du Coulet’ in the northern most part of Cornas, most famous for its impossible steep grade and its exposure to Le Mistral. Le Mistral is a famous current of wind that blows from Lyon and ends in Provence. It’s a maddening wind, that keeps this vineyard spectacularly dry even in times of rain.
- Hand sorted / 21 days of maceration in concrete eggs / racked and pressed to 50% eggs and 50% used oak
- 12 months of aging in 50/50 concrete eggs and used oak barrels followed by an additional 12 months in concrete eggs
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