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Community Tasting Notes 36
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Vas19 wrote: 93 points
March 20, 2024 - A little bretty, but I kinda dig the green freshness this brings. Kinda rhone meets loire cab franc? Not really tertiary yet but I don't think there is much improvement to be had from here.
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mye wrote:
March 17, 2021 - Had some VA on the nose, and while underneath you can see some mature fruit notes, spice and earth, unfortunately the funk never blows off, so I would consider the bottle partially flawed.
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Satoshi Nakamoto Likes this wine: 95 points
March 14, 2021 - Double decanted for sediment and served an hour later. The lovely feral nose I smelled during the initial pour morphed into a big wall of brett when dinner came around, rendering it fairly unenjoyable for some. A few tasters initially thought VA, others called brett, others likened it to Levet or some geeky wine funk.
Stored the rest in vials and tried it the next night at cellar temperature. The brett on the nose was noticably reduced, with pronounced notes of dried rose pedals and sous bois. Palate is silky and fully resolved with a bit of spice. Beautiful length. I think it’s awesome tonight. Wish it showed better for everyone the night before though.1 person found this helpful Comments (3) -
hprphf wrote: 93 points
December 10, 2019 - Acker BYO 2019 (Tribecal Grill): This was a crowd pleaser, muscular but delicate and fine. Dark fruit on the nose, with years to go. 93-94
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Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 94 points
November 8, 2018 - Loads of nuance and spices. Asian spice. Red and dark berries. Still so much youth in this bottle. Very representative of Verset in a great year - delicate and feminine yet powerful and satisfying. A very good bottle.
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By Josh Raynolds
Noël Verset Cornas 1985-2006 (Jan 2015), 4/1/2013 (link)(Noël Verset Cornas) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2009, Issue #21, The Brilliant Cornas of Noël Verset(Cornas- Noël Verset) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
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By Richard Jennings
11/19/2007 (link) 82 points(Noël Verset Cornas) Group's #8 (my #8) – 96 pts.; 0, 3, 3, 8 – dark medium red color with pale meniscus; bretty, horsey nose; bretty, iodine, pepper, olive, mustard and herbaceous palate; medium finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1988
- Type Red
- Producer Noël Verset
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Northern Rhône
- Appellation Cornas
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 7 (3%)
- In Cellars 115 (55%)
- Consumed 87 (42%)
Food Pairing
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- VarietySyrah
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhône
- SubRegionNorthern Rhône
- AppellationCornas
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