A WINE REGION IN FRANCE
Cornas
Dense, peppery Syrah with dark fruit, mineral edge, and firm tannins; often more rustic than Hermitage.
About Cornas
Cornas is a wine region in France, in the Rhône area (classified AOC). It makes red wine. Our database holds 1,226 wines from here.
The grapes of Cornas
The main grapes are Syrah. The appellation table lists them as: Syrah.
Style in the glass
Dense, peppery Syrah with dark fruit, mineral edge, and firm tannins; often more rustic than Hermitage. It is a warm, dry place to grow grapes.
Climate and soil
Continental with warm, dry summers. Steep granite and schist slopes with minimal topsoil on the west bank of the Rhône.
The rules
- Blending: 100% Syrah.
What to eat with Cornas
Grilled steak, game birds, venison, aged cheese, charcuterie.
More wine regions in France
Champagne, Meursault, Chablis, Chassagne-Montrachet, Pauillac, Gevrey-Chambertin, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Vosne-Romanée.
Good to know
Cornas is often overlooked as a lighter alternative to Hermitage; it is actually quite structured and age-worthy, not a simple everyday wine.
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