A&E Verset Cornas 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick Made from Japanese botanicals including

Made from Japanese botanicals including sakura flower

retaining the classic gin flavor of juniper berries

Finished in Mizunara barrels

The estate cultivates Ugni Blanc

with a long nutty finish that stays lively rather than sticky

A&E Verset Cornas 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick Made from Japanese botanicals includingCornas 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,