Domaine du Coulet - Matthieu Barret - Gore 2018
Domaine du Coulet is located in Cornas, in the Rhône Valley. It has belonged to Matthieu Barret since 1998. He offers two distinct ranges of wines which are produced on the same convictions: the “Domaine” range which comes exclusively from grapes from the Domaine du Coulet vineyard, very oriented on the expression of minerality and of the terroirs of Cornas. His other range, Matthieu Barret SARL, is based on sharing with other producers. The way to create the different selections is multiple and depends on its partners, their desires and the purpose which must be as close as possible to the vineyard. The vines are cultivated organically and biodynamically.
Gore 2018 is made from Syrah whose vines are 50 years old, grown on very degraded granite soil at the top of the lieu-dit called Les Arlettes. The harvest is destemmed and the fermentation lasts 3 weeks in ovoid diamond vats with light punching down. The wine is aged for 24 months in concrete eggs of 16 hectolitres.
Grape variety: 100% Syrah