"...Showed brilliantly, with an exotic style in its darker fruits as well as notes of camphor, balsam wood, plums, and ground pepper."
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| "Ludovic Izerable is making some the best traditionally styled wines in Cornas right now..."
Josh Raynolds, Vinous |
| "... Bernard [Levet] called and referred me to the young Ludovic Izerable, someone whose wines he had tasted recently and whose work mirrored his own: only manual work in the vineyard, long cuvaison and elevage of the Syrah using everything in the grape (yes, those very precious stems are part of the package) and superbly-sited vineyards full of old vines within Cornas. So begins our liaison with the Domaine Lionnet. Ludovic Izerable, a refugee from the Haute Savoie city of Grenoble, married Corinne Lionnet whose family has been growing grapes in the village of Cornas since 1575 (that’s correct - no typo - almost five centuries ago). Corinne took control of the Domaine in 2003 when her father, Pierre, retired and she and Ludovic now run the show. The Domaine is quite small, only 2.2 hectares at the moment (additional vineyards will be added to the Domaine shortly enabling the Domaine Lionnet to also produce a Saint-Joseph). The vineyards are organically farmed and are certified as such by Ecocert. The vineyards are divided into 4 separate parcels across 4 distinct lieux-dits: Mazards, Combes, Chaillot, and Brugeres. The vines are all between the ages of 40 and 100 years. Each parcel is harvested separately and vinification is done parcel-by-parcel as well. The harvest, of course, is manual with a severe selection being done in the vineyard. The cuvaison is long (3 weeks) and the fermentation is completely natural: indigenous yeasts and no other materials whatsoever (no albumin, no enzymes, no gelatins - zero.). The grapes are left intact; they are never destemmed. The fermentation occurs in cement vats; then, the wines are racked into large oak barrels (tonneaux and demi-muids). No new oak is used." Rosenthal Wine Merchant |
| | | "Suave, mineral-accented blackberry, cassis, cherry compote, and exotic spice qualities on the intensely perfumed nose, along with a slowly emerging floral nuance. Sappy and penetrating on the palate, displaying powerful lift to the concentrated black and blue fruit, floral pastille and spicecake flavors. Finishes extremely long and spicy, with pronounced mineral thrust, a hint of smoky bacon and gently chewy, well-knit tannins." Josh Raynolds, Vinous |
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