Domaine Courbis has been growing vines in Châteaubourg, at the southern edge of Saint-Joseph bordering Cornas, since the sixteenth century; Laurent and Dominique Courbis took over from their father Maurice in the early 1990s and today farm 35–40 hectares across five Northern Rhône appellations. Champelrose is a 4.5-hectare parcel in Cornas, combining 2.5 hectares of centenarian vines planted in 1919 with a further 2 hectares of 25–30-year-old Syrah, all rooted in poor, well-drained granitic sand soils at the foot of the Cornas slope, yielding around 20,000 bottles per season.

The grapes are hand-harvested into small crates, 100% destemmed, and fermented in stainless steel at 30–32°C with a maceration of approximately three weeks, before ageing for 12 months in oak barrels (15% new, 30% one-fill, 55% two-fill) followed by three months in tank prior to bottling. The wine shows a deep ruby colour with a nose of violet, liquorice, blackcurrant, blackberry, white pepper and subtle vanilla; the palate is broad yet fresh, with fine tannins and a persistently peppery finish, and the wine is built for 10–20 years of ageing. The 2022 vintage in the Northern Rhône endured three heatwaves and an exceptionally early harvest, yet a significant rainfall event on 15 August tempered the ripening, producing a wine of paradoxical elegance — moderately alcoholic, with ripe fruit, genuine freshness and good minerality.