Alain Verset
Domaine Alain Voge
Les Chailles Cornas Syrah 2011
100% Syrah from the bottom of slopes of the Combe, Les Saveaux, Cayret, Les Mazards, Chaillot and Chapuzes. — a month ago
Alain Graillot
Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2022
Such a beautiful wine leading with a zesty charge of cracked pepper, grilled citrus, and barnyard, while not shying away from fruitiness. Gains weight with air and a darker, more serious stewed intensity of fruit leather and earth. Drank with a friend who really appreciated it, and we both returned to our glasses repeatedly waxing poetic with our expressions. Purchased at Astor. — 2 months ago
Domaine Alain Voge
Cuvée Les Vieilles Fontaines Cornas Syrah 2012
In a great place now. Dark fruit, plum, spices. You could taste crisped bacon saltiness. — a month ago
Alain Hudelot-Noellat
Chambolle-Musigny Pinot Noir
2023. Dark red raspberry. Pepper and a touch of baking spices. Super powerful. This is not a delicate pinot. There are wines that are a privilege to drink. This is that. — a month ago
Domaine Alain Voge
Les Peyrouses Côtes du Rhône Syrah 2012
Syrah planted on very decomposed granite slopes, locally called “gore” — 2 months ago
Noël Verset
Cornas Syrah 1998
What a special treat to have an entire flight dedicated to the one and only Noël Verset. All three wines were opened prior to dinner and serially enjoyed over the course of a few hours. Stylistically, all three wines were similar and most importantly, sound! The 1998 pours a garnet color with a transparent core; medium viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with ripe and slightly desiccated, wild red bramble berries, dried purple flowers, cracked black pepper, black olive, garrigue, spiced meat, coffee, old leather bound books, exotic eastern spices and inorganic earth and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Bro…this bottle left me speechless. It has all of the things I could possibly want in Cornas plus, it has the staying power of Barry White. For me, this was the wine of the flight (and WOTN), overshadowing the more heralded 1999 and giving more than the relatively demure 1992. Drink now through (???). This has the characteristics of an immortal. — 2 months ago
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
2022 vintage. Decided grip and zip this one. Excellent QPR. Medium body. 4.29.26. — 15 days ago