An elegant, profound Syrah from the northern Rhône Valley, which masterfully expresses the signature of its terroir with fine tannin structure, dark fruit and characteristic peppery spice.
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Bottler: Domaine du Coulet, rue du Ruisseau 43, 07130 Cornas / France
In the glass
Colour
Dark ruby red with a black core – intense and profound
Nose
Dark blackberries and mulberries, complemented by elderberries and wild raspberries; subtle smoky notes, distinctive iron minerality, juniper and black pepper
Palate
Silky, fine-knit tannins envelop fresh fruit; elegant, precise and slender with a long, peppery finish full of finesse
Character
Delicate and multifaceted rather than pompous – an introverted, characterful Syrah with orchestral finish and great ageing potential
Pairing
Pigeon with turnips and smoked butter sauce, turbot in pumpernickel crust with beurre rouge, roasted beetroot with wild herbs and salted walnuts
Notes
Fermented in steel tank, maturation in concrete eggs – no oak; grapes from granite weathered soils with clay and chalk silt; low yield of 25 hl/ha from a selection of young and old vines on the Barrets slopes
Tasting note
Colour & Appearance
Deep, impenetrable ruby red with an almost black core – a wine that signals determination even in the glass.
Nose
Matthieu Barret’s Syrah possesses a rare purity – a clarity that refuses all embellishment. Dark fruit of blackberries and mulberries meets herb-cool elderberries and wild raspberry. Beneath shimmer metallic-animalistic notes – freshly opened hare, warm blood – elegantly framed by juniper and black pepper. Subtle smoke in the top notes completes a bouquet of archaic beauty.
Palate
The entry belongs to the tannins – fine-knit, silky, with a texture like velvet. No pompous arrival, no show of power: this Cornas relies on delicacy and finesse. The youthful fruit remains lively and precise, embedded in a cool, mineral tension that makes the wine feel featherlight despite its weight.
Finish
Long, peppery, orchestral. The tannins define not volume here, but length – an aftertaste that unfolds like a quiet, persistent crescendo over minutes.
Terroir & Origin
The grapes come from a selection of young and old vines from the middle sections of the Barret slopes in Cornas, Northern Rhône. Soils of weathered granite, interspersed with clay and chalk silt, lend the wine its characteristic minerality and cool depth.
Grape Variety & Vinification
Pure Syrah (100%), vinified with an average yield of just 25 hl/ha. Fermentation in steel tank, maturation in concrete eggs – a decision that preserves freshness and texture without hiding the fruit behind wood.
Food Pairing Suggestions
Ideal companion to pigeon with turnips and smoked butter sauce. Also compelling with turbot in pumpernickel crust with parsnip purée and beurre rouge or – for the adventurous – roasted beetroot with aubergine, wild herbs and salted walnuts.
Special Characteristics
A wine that demonstrates that Cornas needs no loudness to overwhelm. Matthieu Barret’s signature is unmistakable: transparency over opulence, terroir over technique. Drinking well now, yet with the potential to reveal even greater depth in five to ten years.
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