A&E Verset Cornas 2023 CRUSEBUB 72-hectare parcel

72-hectare parcel

APPEARANCE: translucent garnet

then barrel-fermented to complete dryness

and raised in tank rather than barrel

Verzenay or Trépail – and the strong presence of reserve wines preserve the constancy of the style across the years

A&E Verset Cornas 2023 CRUSEBUB 72-hectare parcelCornas 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,