Domaine Catherine Cuchet-Béliando
Cornas Syrah
Cornas, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Usually perfect wine but this bottle was majorly closed. For 2 days. But the finesse, breading and class still shined through. Closed a 9.7.
Usually perfect wine but this bottle was majorly closed. For 2 days. But the finesse, breading and class still shined through. Closed a 9.7.
Sep 13th, 2024Brilliant. For my Dad’s 86th!
Brilliant. For my Dad’s 86th!
Apr 18th, 2023
Young, but better than the '96?!?!
Young, but better than the '96?!?!
3 people found it helpfulApr 16th, 2022
Open for business - serious structure & fabulous aromatics, ethereal…
Open for business - serious structure & fabulous aromatics, ethereal…
2 people found it helpfulApr 16th, 2022Magic. Absolutely magic. This bitchslaps Clape 2015. This is as perfect as Syrah can get. The nose has blackberry, black cherry but most importantly a searing and intense minerality that is unmatched in Cornas. Penetrating, layered, graphite. Barely any fruit besides a blackberry that is so pure, so vibrant and it just floats and complements the minerality. Boy does this waft. Crystallized blackberry after air. This palate is a masterpiece. So juicy, so powerful, so complex and the level of granite here is just unreal. The old vines Chaillot complexity is off the charts. There is a blackberry liquor that is crazy pure here but the granite, structure and length rule the day. Once this fruit becomes a more central component of the palate thus might be perfect. It’s very young. Next bottle will be 5 years at least. The length is astonishing. 2-3 minutes finish. Age will perfect this.
Okay, nose is heavenly blackberries. Just heaven. Crystallized blackberries and insane florals. Wow. Perfect balance. Insane fruit soak. This is the best damn Syrah.
Magic. Absolutely magic. This bitchslaps Clape 2015. This is as perfect as Syrah can get. The nose has blackberry, black cherry but most importantly a searing and intense minerality that is unmatched in Cornas. Penetrating, layered, graphite. Barely any fruit besides a blackberry that is so pure, so vibrant and it just floats and complements the minerality. Boy does this waft. Crystallized blackberry after air. This palate is a masterpiece. So juicy, so powerful, so complex and the level of granite here is just unreal. The old vines Chaillot complexity is off the charts. There is a blackberry liquor that is crazy pure here but the granite, structure and length rule the day. Once this fruit becomes a more central component of the palate thus might be perfect. It’s very young. Next bottle will be 5 years at least. The length is astonishing. 2-3 minutes finish. Age will perfect this.
Okay, nose is heavenly blackberries. Just heaven. Crystallized blackberries and insane florals. Wow. Perfect balance. Insane fruit soak. This is the best damn Syrah.
Jesus H. So pretty. Fine tuned. Licorice and rose hip. Mesmerizing. Tip of the iceberg. More to come.
Jesus H. So pretty. Fine tuned. Licorice and rose hip. Mesmerizing. Tip of the iceberg. More to come.
1 person found it helpfulJun 29th, 2022