Cornas

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Cornas is a prestigious Northern Rhône wine appellation in France renowned for producing powerful, age-worthy red wines exclusively from Syrah grapes.

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Cornas canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée ⓘ
French wine region ⓘ
wine appellation ⓘ
agingPotential often benefits from long cellaring ⓘ
authorizedGrapeVariety Syrah ⓘ
climate continental with Mediterranean influences ⓘ
country France ⓘ
countrySubdivision Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ⓘ
grapeVarietyExclusivity 100% Syrah required ⓘ
locatedIn Northern Rhône ⓘ
linked to: Côte-Rôtie

Rhône Valley ⓘ
commune of Cornas ⓘ
department of Ardèche ⓘ
linked to: Ardèche department
minimumAlcoholByVolume 10.5% to 12.5% depending on category ⓘ
notableFor traditional, robust Syrah wines ⓘ
productionType still wine ⓘ
redWineRequired yes ⓘ
regionOfOrigin France’s Rhône wine region ⓘ
regulatoryBody INAO ⓘ
reputation prestigious Northern Rhône appellation ⓘ
roséWineAllowed no ⓘ
similarAppellations Côte-Rôtie ⓘ
Hermitage ⓘ
Saint-Joseph ⓘ
soilType decomposed granite ⓘ
gore (granite-based sand) ⓘ
granite ⓘ
sandy granite ⓘ
sparklingWineAllowed no ⓘ
typicalAromas blackberry ⓘ
blackcurrant ⓘ
dark fruits ⓘ
meaty notes ⓘ
olive ⓘ
pepper ⓘ
smoke ⓘ
spice ⓘ
typicalColor deeply colored ⓘ
typicalStructure good acidity ⓘ
high tannin ⓘ
vineyardAspect south-facing slopes ⓘ
vineyardTopography steep slopes ⓘ
whiteWineAllowed no ⓘ
wineCharacter age-worthy ⓘ
full-bodied ⓘ
powerful ⓘ
wineStyle red wine ⓘ
yearOfAOCStatus 1938 ⓘ

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