Domaine du Coulet - Matthieu Barret

Le domaine du Coulet in a few words...

Le domaine du Coulet is a superb winery located in the Rhône Valley, more precisely in the Cornas appellation. This appellation is known for producing powerful, concentrated Syrah-based red wines, but Matthieu Barret has this style of his own, producing fresh, elegant Cornas with floral notes.

The Domaine du Coulet was created in 1997 by Matthieu Barret, who represents the eighth generation of winemakers in his family. The estate extends over 10 hectares of terraced vineyards, planted on granite soils.

The wines of Domaine du Coulet are produced biodynamically, i.e. grown in harmony with nature's cycles and without the use of chemicals. The grapes are harvested by hand and vinified in the traditional way, with spontaneous fermentation.

The style of Domaine du Coulet wines is recognizable: very expressive fruit and lots of greed. Domaine du Coulet's organic wines are digestible and gourmet, beautiful airy syrahs.

Domaine du Coulet - Matthieu Barret ,domaine 2 étoiles: "This is a reliable domaine, whose style of wine has delighted us for many vintages. Matthieu Barret benefits from lovely terroirs, cultivated biodynamically and spread over different, fairly cool, windy hillside terroirs in Cornas. With little intervention, he produces well-controlled, low-extract wines with very seductive fruit. These are always easy-to-digest cuvées, in which power does not rhyme with hardness. The wines evolve happily."

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Les cuvées du domaine du Coulet

Petit Oursdu domaine du Coulet is a fresh, supple and gourmet Syrah, full of fruit.

No Wine's Land rouge is also a syrah, but with more density and above all a vibrant touch and beautiful energy.

D86 is a powerful, structured Saint-Joseph, a peppery, intense syrah

Brise Caillou is the estate's emblematic cornas: it develops floral notes and very fine tannins.

Where is Domaine du Coulet located?

The Domaine du Coulet is located at this address: DOMAINE DU COULET, 3 Impasse de la Mûre, .07130 Cornas. Cornas is a small appellation in the northern Rhone valley.

How are Cornas wines?

Cornas wines are made from Syrah grapes: generally, these are powerful, structured wines that need time to appreciate. Domaine du Coulet, for its part, produces digestible, elegant Cornas, notably the cuvée Brise Caillou, but also Billes Noires, which is vinified without sulfur.

How is Domaine du Coulet run?

The Coulet estate is run biodynamically. Among "organic" practices, biodynamic viticulture stands out for its consideration of nature's rhythms and astral influences, as well as for its use of homeopathic-type plant preparations aimed at rebalancing and revitalizing plants rather than curing them in the event of illness. It's a demanding practice that also brings balance to wines by changing the PH of the soil.

What can you eat with Domaine du Coulet wines?

Many pairings are possible with Domaine du Coulet wines, as the estate's organic wines don't all have the same profile. Petit Ours will be at ease as an aperitif or with white meat, D86 will require a more powerful meat such as duck breast with pepper, and Brise Caillou an entrecote or a dish in sauce.