Domaine du Tunnel Cornas 2012 - 12 months in a cellar under the sea
Domaine du Tunnel Cornas 2012
Domaine du Tunnel Cornas 2012 - 12 months in a cellar under the sea

Domaine du Tunnel Cornas 2012 - 12 mois en cave sous la mer

62.20 € Tax included

This 2012 Cornas allows us to approach the wines of Stéphane Robert and his Domaine du Tunnel created in 1994. It owes its name to the old stone tunnel that borders the vineyard for 160 metres. Work in the vineyard is done manually, with a winch in the steepest plots, and a little with the horse on some accessible vines.

This bottle was stored underwater at a depth of 45 metres off the Ile d'Yeu in the Vendée region for 12 months between November 2016 and November 2017. Underwater storage offers ideal conditions: constant pressure, a temperature maintained all year round at 13°C, no oxygen or light, no external noise or vibration and high hydrometry.  In these conditions, the wines appear younger, with an amplified evolution and rounder aromas. If you'd like to know more about our wine storage experience under the sea, check out the article in the Mag de La Bouteille Dorée.

To get an idea for yourself about this Cornas aged under the sea or if you are looking for an original gift idea for the end of year celebrations, La Bouteille Dorée offers you boxes of 2 bottles of the same wine, one stored under the sea in the conditions described above and the other stored in our "terrestrial" cellars with controlled humidity and temperature.

You can also find the whole range of our 12-month immersed wine boxes "Bacchus and Poseidon" to taste and compare wines aged under the sea and wines kept in classic cellars.

Quantity

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Data sheet

Vintage
2012
Bottle size
Bottle 0.75L
Packaging
1 bottle
Country
France
Region
Rhone
Area
Cornas
Colour
Red
Type
Red
Others
Bottle stored for 12 months under the sea at a depth of 45 meters, in the Vendée off the Ile d'Yeu, from November 2016 to November 2017.
Acreage
4 ha.
Soils
Granite on hillsides.
Harvest
Manual harvest with sorting in the vineyard.
Prevalent grapes
Shiraz
Grape varieties
Syrah 100%.
Organic viticulture
Sustainable agriculture. Entirely manual cultivation method.
Winemaking
With 50% of the stalk and 15 days of vatting.
Ageing
14 months in barrels of 3 or 4 wines.
Serving temperature
16°C-18°C.
Shelf life
To be enjoyed from 2016 until 2020-2025.
Drink from
Today
Drink until
2025
Amateur
Passionate
Rating - Bettane & Desseauve
16/20.
Rating - RVF
16/20. 2 stars for the Domaine.
Food pairings
A nice red meat or game.
Food pairing (Meat)
Red meat.
Food paiting (Venison)
Game

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