Vincent Paris Granit Blanc

Vincent paris is a native of cornas.

Vincent paris granit blanc.

Vincent paris whose first vintage was 1997 is as shy as his wines are bold. This is the second highest priced wine produced from southern rhone white blend in igp ardeche. The vines are now 15 years old and paris does the vilification and maturation in stainless steel to preserve the wine s freshness. From vines planted on north facing slopes within the cornas appellation.

Very cool very limited. 90 pts wine advocate. J ai très vite planté des vignes en st joseph et en cornas. 2020 domaine vincent paris cornas globbers joomla.

Formerly granit blanc was labeled cotes du rhone blanc. He inherited most of his vines some of which are 100 years old from his grandfather and also rents vines from his uncle the legendary cornas vigneron robert michel. Vincent paris granit blanc vin de pays de l ardeche. This wine is hard to find.

He s young for this region s standards and brimming with energy which allowed him to storm onto the scene after inheriting a small stand of ancient syrah vines from his grandfather. It cannot be called cornas as aoc wines of this region cannot be white hence being vdp. A focused farmer and gifted winemaker vincent paris has emerged as an under the radar star in one of france s most celebrated red wine appellations. The vines of granit blanc were planted in 2004 on a hill facing north of the aoc cornas area with a very decomposed granite almost sand.

The price has been stable over the past year. Vincent paris may be a relative newcomer to rhône winemaking his first vintage was 1997 but he was born and raised in cornas and knows the land intimately. The biodynamically farmed vines which are located in various parcels along the southeast facing cornas slope total approximately 17 hectares. The wine is a blend of 2 3 viognier and 1 3 roussanne.

Initially restrained aromas of zesty blackberry in this wine gain intricacies of rose petal violet graphite and dusty mineral. Granit blanc or white granite refers to the soils in which the vines grow making for a mineral forward wine that accompanies seafood dishes very well. Après 4 années d études en viticulture œnologie j ai créé mon domaine en 1997 sur 1 ha de cornas. Also from domaine vincent paris producer 8 learn more.

A blend of two thirds viognier and one third roussanne the 2018 vin de pays de l ardeche granit blanc comes from a rare north facing slope in cornas that appellation permits only red wines. Un groupement foncier agricole a permis d acheter les parcelles de la geynale en 2007.