Domaine Guillaume Gilles

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Domaine Guillaume Gilles (1.5 L) 2020 Cornas AOC	Login	—	Please inquire
Domaine Guillaume Gilles 2020 Cotes du Rhone, Les Peyrouses, AOC	Login	—	Please inquire

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Guillaume Gilles is a force to be reckoned with, and his wines have deservedly garnered progressively more acclaim with each vintage since his debut in 2007. A local, Guillaume learned the ropes through stages with Jean-Louis Chave and Robert Michel between 2000 and 2004, and in fact he makes his wines in Michel’s old underground cellar in the heart of the village. Furthermore, his flagship Cornas is produced primarily from vineyards in Chaillot which were the source of Michel’s “Cuvée des Coteaux” back when he was active.

Guillaume Gilles believes that Cornas is at its best when one follows the most traditional of paths. A brilliant farmer, Guillaume eschews chemicals in the vineyards, working his three hectares completely by hand with an organic philosophy. He vinifies in concrete, uses only naturally occurring yeasts, and—critically—employs only whole clusters with no bunch-destemming, a vital contributing factor to his wines’ intoxicating aromatics and a resounding statement of his old-school values. He ages his wines in 600-liter demi-muids of considerable age, racking minimally and employing never more than 60 milligrams of total sulfur, and bottling without fining or filtration. Guillaume’s Cornas is unfailingly expressive, deep, powerful, and spicy, humming with terroir and easily rivaling the greatest creations of the appellation’s old masters.