Domaine Hauvette, Alpilles Rouge Cornaline, 2020 SO021325 Champagne Bordeaux co-planted in the old style

co-planted in the old style

The 2022 shows generous ripe fruit balanced by the kind of slate-driven energy that makes you pay attention

medium-plus acidity

but a road now splits the walled parcel

and the family approach is unwaveringly traditional: south-facing calcareous-marl

Domaine Hauvette, Alpilles Rouge Cornaline, 2020 SO021325 Champagne Bordeaux co-planted in the old styleDominique Hauvette's flagship red, and one of Provence's quiet masterpieces. Working biodynamically at the foot of the Alpilles outside Saint Remy, Hauvette farms a small jewel box estate of limestone rich vineyards that produce wines of remarkable precision and depth. Cornaline is her structured cuvee: roughly 50% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, fermented in wood, then aged for years in large foudre with virtually no added sulfur. The