Description
100% Gamay. Juicy and vibrant, this nouveau is hard to resist. It comes entirely from estate fruit and is made in cement tanks with a natural, semi-carbonic maceration. This is the winery's first to be released each year, in time to celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau in France, which falls on the third Thursday in November. The oldest vines are seventy years old.
Domaine de Cornillac is a fourth generation family-owned winery with 9.5 hectares in the town of Saint Vérand in the south of Beaujolais. The soil is a complex mix of clay, schist, sand, and plagiogranite. The vines are on hillsides at 400 meters altitude which brings freshness to the wine. This qualitative terroir gives wines with ample body and length.
The grapes are hand-harvested. Whole clusters are kept depending on the maturity of the stems. Temperature controlled tanks are used to manage the speed of the alcoholic fermentation. Pump-overs happen daily to break the cap and punch downs are used depending on the vintage.
Domaine de Cornillac is certified sustainable by HVE (Haute Valeur Environnementale), which takes into consideration the ecological infrastructure not only of the vineyards, but everything touching the vineyards – forests, hedges, etc. Cover crops are used to restore land where the vines have been removed. The core ethos is that natural habitats of flora and fauna are respected.