Domaine Cyril Courvoisier Chaillot Cornas 2020Syrah from Cornas, Northern Rhne Valley, France; medium bodied, dry, and full, with dark soft earthy notes and undertones of ripe black fruit and smoke, with intricate layers of pepper and violets, grape fruit leather and meat, with medium acid and a long full finish. This description doesn't really do the wine any justice! Organic

quince paste

with balanced acid and dry tannins

There are no secrets and no additives in the production of Chopin Vodka

Light bodied with notes of lemon peel

all grapes are vinified separately and aged in both new American oak

with high acid (that somehow seems balanced still

steely and minerally

mineral driven and easy drinking

and 17% Petit Verdot from Bordeaux Supérieur

and long fruity finish

bringing it from 83% to 41% before bottling

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