Any grapes that don't meet the stringent standards for the first wine are used for Gravette de Certan
He works organically with a light hand in the cellar
Breton utilizes organic viticulture and whole-cluster carbonic maceration followed by aging in neutral Burgundy barrels to emphasize transparency and structural definition
This structural focus is reinforced by the estate's technical preference for slow maturation in neutral oak
A great offering from up in the Catskills
2020 Guillaume Gilles, Cornas, Les Rieux - Magnum Price_1175 Any grapes that don't meetGuillaume Gilles father was a teacher in Lyon, but his grandfather was none other than renowned Cornas vigneron Marcel Juge. But Gilles entre into winemaking was made when another Cornas legend, Robert Michel, was seeking an apprentice. Gilles enthusiastically embraced the traditions of his forebears, and along with his partner, Emilie has quickly established this as one of the best addresses for powerful, meaty, and structured Cornas that are built