Cornas Granit 30 2012 | Domaine Vincent Paris

Name: Cornas Granit 30 2012 | Domaine Vincent Paris
Brand: Domaine Vincent Paris
SKU: 444
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Domaine Vincent Paris, AOP Cornas (Northern Rhône). 3 ha of vines averaging 15 years old on steep granite slopes. 100% Syrah.

Fully destemmed. Cold maceration (12 °C) for one week; spontaneous fermentation without added yeasts, temperature-controlled for 21 days. Tanks saturated with CO₂ twice daily to protect from oxidation. Aged 3 months in vats, then 12 months in oak barrels 2–8 years old.

Wine Identification
The Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas Granit 30 is a red wine from the 2012 vintage. Produced by the eponymous winery, this bottling hails from the Cornas appellation within France’s Northern Rhône region. The "30" in the name alludes to the steep gradient (around 30%) of the granite slopes where the domaine’s three hectares of vines for this wine grow.

Origin and Winemaking
The grapes are sourced from vines averaging fifteen years of age, situated on steep hillsides characterized by granitic soils. The variety used is exclusively Syrah. Vinification begins with a complete destemming process. The must undergoes a one-week cold maceration at 12°C before natural fermentation proceeds without the addition of external yeasts. This alcoholic fermentation is controlled and lasts for twenty-one days. During this period, the tanks are blanketed with carbon dioxide morning and evening to provide protection. Following fermentation, the wine matures for three months in vats and subsequently spends twelve months aging in oak barriques that range from two to eight years old.

Expected Profile
As a 100% Syrah from Cornas, this wine is expected to exhibit the classic characteristics of the Northern Rhône: deep color, structured tannins, and aromatic complexity derived from both the granite terroir and its extended oak regimen. The use of older oak barrels suggests an intention to integrate wood flavors subtly, allowing the fruit and mineral elements to remain prominent.

Critics' Scores
The Wine Advocate (Parker) awarded this wine a score of 93.

Overall Character
The Cornas Granit 30 2012 represents a traditional approach to Syrah production in the Northern Rhône. By combining cold maceration, natural fermentation with CO₂ protection, and extended aging in older oak, Domaine Vincent Paris aims for a wine that balances structure with elegance. The focus on steep granite slopes further underscores the wine’s connection to its specific terroir, resulting in a robust yet refined expression of Cornas.

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Learn more about Domaine Vincent Paris

Vincent Paris was born in Cornas and set up his estate in 1997. Most of the vines came from his grandfather — some are around a century old — and others he rents from his uncle, Robert Michel, a benchmark grower in the appellation.

Some seventeen hectares across parcels on the southeast-facing Cornas slope, farmed biodynamically.

His two best-known wines, Granit 30 and Granit 60, look like two rungs of one ladder and are not: each number measures something different.

The 30 is the average gradient of the plot, thirty degrees, which works out to a slope of close to 58%: no machine climbs that, and all the work is done by hand. The fruit comes from the house's youngest vines, averaging about fifteen years.

The 60, by contrast, is not about slope but about age: vines between sixty and a hundred years old.

His La Geynale parcel has been planted since 1910.

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