Cornas Collection Bio
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-cooked beef stew, roasted rack of lamb with rosemary, and wild game dishes such as venison.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the sun-drenched, steep granite terraces of the Northern Rhône, M. Chapoutier's Cornas 'Collection Bio' is a powerful testament to the purity of 100% Syrah. The name Cornas, derived from the Celtic word for 'burnt land,' reflects the intense heat captured by these south-facing natural amphitheaters. Michel Chapoutier, a legendary pioneer in biodynamic viticulture, crafts this organic cuvée to express the raw, untamed character of the appellation. Fermented and aged with meticulous care, the wine showcases the classic Cornas signature of dark bramble fruit, cracked black pepper, smoked meats, and a profound stony minerality, all framed by robust, muscular tannins that represent the historic, rugged soul of the Rhône.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1808 in Tain-l'Hermitage, Maison M. Chapoutier was transformed into a global benchmark for terroir-driven viticulture after Michel Chapoutier took charge in 1990. Operating on the motto 'Fac & Spera' (Do and Hope), the estate became an early, outspoken pioneer of biodynamic farming in 1991 across its extensive estate vineyards. Rooted along the granite terraces, fluvioglacial alluvial soils, and limestone outcrops of the northern and southern Rhône Valley, Chapoutier crafts transparent, single-vineyard bottlings (sélections parcellaires) alongside international ventures in regions like Portugal's Douro Valley. Winemaking favors indigenous yeasts, gentle extraction, and minimal intervention to preserve purity of origin, often eschewing new wood in favor of neutral oak casks or concrete vats. Benchmark cuvées—famed for their tactile Braille labeling introduced in 1994—include Hermitage icons such as Le Méal Blanc, De l'Orée, Les Greffieux, and Côte-Rôtie's La Mordorée, epitomizing tension, minerality, and structural longevity.
🍇 Grapes
100% Syrah