Domaine du Coulet Matthieu Barret Cornas "Billes Noires" red 2021 (3 bottles)

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Domaine du Coulet Matthieu Barret Cornas "Billes Noires" red 2021

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2026 (Sept. 2025): Favorite and 97/100 RVF. Billes Noires 2021 impresses with its notes of black olives, cherry, spices, and a superb length, all in delicacy and precision.

Technical sheet written by the domaine:

Great wines are made from "simple" grapes. No winemaking, however perfect, can create what can be obtained naturally. The grape contains this "magic." It is our responsibility not to destroy it. Our winemaking is "gentle" to allow the wine to express itself freely, showcasing its terroir and vintage.

Grape variety: 100% syrah

Soils: highly degraded granite (or "gore") and clay-limestone band

Lieu dit: summit of the Arlettes

Average age of the vines: 55 years

Vinification: indigenous yeasts, 100% destemming, one punch down per day, two weeks fermentation, no oenological products added.

Aging: 24 months, including 12 in 500-liter barrels aged 10 years and 12 in ovoid tanks (diamond/spoutnik and egg). Racking before barreling, two rackings.

Bottling: Under vacuum, 2 g/hl of sulfites.

Tasting: very concentrated and austere wine in its youth, the minerality of the gore expresses itself with all its length.