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• William Kelley Likes this wine: 95 points

  November 28, 2014 - The 1978 Jaboulet Cornas is amazing, displayed a saturated red-black color and an immense and rich nose of ripe strawberry, graphite and earth. On the palate the wine is thickly-textured, dense, seamless and immensely concentrated, with impeccable balance, with an impressively mineral palate impression. This gives every indication of having at the very least another thirty years in it.

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• SimonG wrote:

  November 8, 2010 - Cornas (28-50, London): Almost opaque, dull beetroot red with the sediment. Sweet-fruited nose, a touch of iron. The sediment gives it some grip. Good acidity, still there, just, but on the downslope. Not as good a a couple of bottles two years ago. Gorgeous nose though, starting to add beef, blood and a touch of spice to the rusty iron. **** nose but (*)**1/2 overall.

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• Biggsy wrote: 90 points

  July 1, 2010 - Light garnet with a little light bricking. Well evolved bonfire smoke nose with spicy raspberry, tomato ketchup and stinky farmyard aromas - lovely. Plump, spicy and complex with black berries, iron minerality and toasted wood. Still fresh and really enjoyable.

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• SimonG wrote:

  May 11, 2009 - Good bottle - as per first note.

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• SimonG wrote: flawed

  April 12, 2009 - Cork crumbled, contents pretty thin and acidic with some oxidation. Not consumed.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1978
• Type Red
• Producer Paul Jaboulet Aîné
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Cornas

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• In Cellars 37 (38%)
• Consumed 60 (62%)

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