A&E Verset Cornas 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick Nobody works it with more

Nobody works it with more authority than Domaine des Comtes Lafon

Made from Japanese botanicals including sakura flower

Clay-limestone soils at Husseau in Montlouis-sur-Loire

with a long nutty finish that stays lively rather than sticky

Which means inside each bottle is a big

A&E Verset Cornas 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick Nobody works it with moreCornas from a sixth generation vigneronne carrying one of the appellation's most legendary names into a new era. Emmanuelle Verset is one of only two women running a domaine in Cornas, and she farms inherited plots of ancient vines in storied sites like Champelrose, Les Mazards, and Reynard, with an average vine age around 60 years and some over a century old. The granite hillsides here, baked by Northern Rhone sun, give Syrah extraordinary intensity,