Wine Doctrine
2016

Christophe Pichon Cornas Allégorie

Tasted 29 November 2020 Northern Rhône · Cornas

Pours a translucent crimson-purple color. Aromas of mixed berries, roasted game skin, olive brine, and saddle leather. On the palate, youthful high-register hits of cranberry, pomegranate, and rhubarb compete with woody…

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Christophe Pichon Côte-Rôtie Promesse

Northern Rhône · Côte-Rôtie

Similar stylistically to the Cornas Allegorie from Pichon, this Promesse shows higher red-fruited tonalities of cranberry, red and purple plum skin, and pomegranate on the front end. Violets and…

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