A&E Verset Cornas 2023 NO20231101 The palate is taut yet

The palate is taut yet deep and resonant

savory take on Cabernet Franc from right on the Italian border

Loic Barrat and Aurelie Masson farm their vines organically in southern Champagne and vinify with a farmer's precision

The Devillard family bought Domaine des Perdrix in 1996 for its Cote de Nuits reds

and almost feathery in its delicacy

A&E Verset Cornas 2023 NO20231101 The palate is taut yetCornas 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,