Cornas
Cornas is a commune with 2246 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes region. It is located about five miles north- west of Valence on the orographic right side of the Rhone River and has an area of 833 hectares.
The name is of Celtic origin and means Cornas burned or burnt earth. This name reflects the micro-climatic conditions (hot and quite dry ) combined with the granite and limestone soils resist well. The community is known for its red wine vinified there.
Cornas wine region
The municipality is the wine region Cornas her name. This red wine of the northern Rhône has since 5 August 1938 status of a Appellation d' Origine ( AOC short ). The vineyards cover 125 hectares. The steep slopes are partly terraced. In the year 2011 4.455 hectoliters of wine were produced here.
Syrah is the only grape permitted. The minimum alcohol content is 10.5 percent. If a dry sugaring ( Chaptalisation ) is approved, the maximum alcohol content is 13.5 °. The yield is limited to 36 hectoliters / hectare.
The area between the hills is crossed by 11 rivers, often mark the boundaries of the individual layers. The layers are from north to south: Les Arlette, Le Coulet, Les Eygas, Jouvet, St.Pierre, Peupliers, Chaillot, Pied la Vigne, Reynard, Les Mazards, Sauman, Champelrose, La Legre, Sabarotte, Les Saveaux, Les Cotes, Patou and Combe. Within the situation Reynard are with Tezier, La Geynale and La Côte some of the most well-known individual layers of Cornas.
The best-known wineries are those of Auguste and Pierre -Marie and Thierry Allemand Clappe. In recent years make increasingly younger winemakers like Vincent Paris or Franck Balthazar with good wines attention. Are sought by wine lovers wines of not more professional make Noel dislocations and Robert Michel.
The wines are quite tart and tannic in their youth; they should be stored for at least 3 years. Very good wines of an outstanding vintage show after 15 years all their fullness.
Wines from Cornas, not satisfying the provisions of the appellation, are sold as Côtes du Rhône.
Alboussière | Champis | Châteaubourg | Cornas | Guilherand -Granges | Saint- Péray | Saint- Romain -de- Lerps | Saint -Sylvestre | Soyons | Toulaud
- Municipality in the department of Ardèche
- Place in Rhône -Alpes
- Viticulture in France