- A great Syrah
- Delas is now one of the top houses and is owned by Roederer.
From south-facing vineyards on slate soil, the Delas Cornas Chante Pedrix is made from several particularly favoured parcels of old vines. The Syrah grapes that make up the wine are macerated in open concrete vats for three days before being pressed and fermented in steel at 28 to 30 degrees for 20 days. After malolactic fermentation, the wine spends another 14 months in oak barrels. It smells of cassis, liquorice and pepper. The palate is dominated by cassis, blackberries and black cherries and shows a lush fruit with fine, perfectly integrated tannins.
