A&E Verset Cornas 2023 SCCOS which is exactly why this

which is exactly why this bottle is a nice surprise: a Sauvignon Blanc from a house that could easily coast on Cabernet

and sweet smoke

This terroir gives

An elegant and approachable grower Champagne with great balance

offering enough complexity to develop gracefully in bottle

A&E Verset Cornas 2023 SCCOS which is exactly why thisCornas 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,