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2005 Cornas Chaillot

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Cornas

Northern Rhône

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Syrah/Shiraz

Vintages
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When asked his opinion on the most recent vintages, Thierry Allemand replied, "I prefer 2004 to 2005; there's better balance and I like elegance and finesse. It's much more rare to find an elegant wine than a dramatic one. It's difficult to achieve finesse and subtlety." Warming to the subject, he asked, "why isn't elegance dramatic? I'm in the Rhone, not Australia, and I want my wines to express that characteristic." Allemand routinely begins with some of the lowest yields in the northern Rhone-usually in the 25-28 hl/ha range-and his wines usually clock in at 14. 5%+ natural alcohol, but it's barely, if at all, noticeable. He never de-stems his fruit, uses minimal new oak, and is adamantly opposed to any but the most necessary actions in the cellar.