Domaine Lionnet 'Terre Brulée' Cornas 2016 1.5L CLAIRETTE grapefruit and bougainvillea

grapefruit and bougainvillea

The palate has slightly grippy but ripe tannins

This small cuvée of white wine is an enchanting introduction to the wines of the estate

followed by aromas of hibiscus

the wines are thus more structured than many Fleurie wines

Domaine Lionnet 'Terre Brulée' Cornas 2016 1.5L CLAIRETTE grapefruit and bougainvilleaTerre Brule Ludovic and Corinne farm very old plantings (40 to 100 years old) in several notable Cornas vineyards, which are all blended into their single flagship cuve Terre Brule: Mazards, with 50 year old vines in granite inflected soils of clay limestone, is dark and powerful; Chaillot contributes classic granitic heft and dusty spice; clay limestone Pied de la Vigne, which flanks Chaillots eastern edge, provides structural rigor; and Combe, the