Courbis Cornas Champelrose 2011
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Looking at the 2011s from bottle, the 2011 Cornas Chamelrose is an elegant, approachable and creamy textured beauty that gives up mineral-laced aromas and flavors of creme de cassis, black raspberry, lavender, smoke and truffle. Spending 16-18 months in roughly 25% new oak, it is a knockout effort in the vintage that shows uncommon depth and richness. Enjoy it over the coming decade.
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Offers a delicious core of crushed plum, blackberry and anise notes, studded with hints of savory and dark olive. Briary grip cuts through the finish, leaving a chewy-edged mouthfeel. Best from 2015 through 2022.
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All the grapes are harvested by hand and yields are kept to an average of 30 hl/ha. The fruit is 100% destemmed and the maceration period for the Syrahs lasts between two and three weeks. The wines mature in oak casks which are new or up to three years old. The red wines are fined with egg whites but not filtered and are bottled between two and three years of the harvest.
The wines of the Courbis estate are some of the most compelling examples of St. Joseph and Cornas being made today. The Courbis brothers have combined their long family experience with a modern style and this has earned them international recognition. Robert Parker sums it up in his book on Rhone wines: “Courbis is a name to watch in the Northern Rhone.” Courbis wines regularly receive rave reviews in Wine Spectator, International Wine Cellar, The Wine Advocate and Revue du Vin de France.