A&E Verset, Cornas, 2023 SO031226 Filliatreau There’s no excess oak

There’s no excess oak

and the name (French for 'reprieve') is a wink at the whole situation

almost iodine-tinged finish

Made by Ian Brand (SF Chronicle's 2018 Winemaker of the Year)

A&E Verset, Cornas, 2023 SO031226 Filliatreau There’s no excess oakCornas from a sixth generation vigneronne carrying one of the appellation's most legendary names into a new era. Emmanuelle Verset is one of only two women running a domaine in Cornas, and she farms inherited plots of ancient vines in storied sites like Champelrose, Les Mazards, and Reynard, with an average vine age around 60 years and some over a century old. The granite hillsides here, baked by Northern Rhone sun, give Syrah extraordinary intensity,