
Red wine
Domaine Johann Michel, Cuvée Traditionnel 2018
RRP £129 for a case of six
Somewhat perversely, Johann Michel is one of the few of the new generation who is not related to Robert Michel – not directly, anyway. Along with Matthieu Barret at Domaine du Coulet – not to mention messrs Gilles, Paris and Robert, whom we have also met – he holds in his hands the medium-term prospects of this favoured appellation. Now farming over 3ha in various impressive sites, Michel destems this one and ages it in demi-muids – a semi-modernist, then. The 2018 is a classic, aromatically eloquent and finely judged on the palate so as to allow the generous fruit a full and pure expression.
Score
Wine Details
Colour
Red
Wine Style
Still
Alcohol
14%
Bottle size
750ml
Drink dates
2022 - 2029
Origin
Country
France
Region
Rhône
Sub-region
Northern Rhône
Area
Cornas AOP
Tasting Information
Tasted by
Simon Field MW