Domaine Dumien Serrette
Les Saveaux Cornas Syrah
Cornas, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Awesome. Violets on the nose. Dense violets. Juicy as all get out on the palate. Licorice. Medium dark fruits. A medium drinker but nothing wrong with that. Perfectly made. Not a hint of Brett. Paired well with a shell steak. Bought from Fass selections.
Awesome. Violets on the nose. Dense violets. Juicy as all get out on the palate. Licorice. Medium dark fruits. A medium drinker but nothing wrong with that. Perfectly made. Not a hint of Brett. Paired well with a shell steak. Bought from Fass selections.
1 person found it helpfulMar 1st, 2017
Soaring nose of violets, spice, leather, olive, game and soil scents. All wrapped together and presented beautifully. Stunning aromas. Real depth and class. Palate is dense but focused more on the red fruits than black, but in no way less dense or structured than what is essentially very much Cornas. Firm stony tannins and closed somewhat on the palate for now, but the freshness and acid/mineral/sneaky fruit on the finish suggest a nice long life. Needs a 2 hour decant.
Soaring nose of violets, spice, leather, olive, game and soil scents. All wrapped together and presented beautifully. Stunning aromas. Real depth and class. Palate is dense but focused more on the red fruits than black, but in no way less dense or structured than what is essentially very much Cornas. Firm stony tannins and closed somewhat on the palate for now, but the freshness and acid/mineral/sneaky fruit on the finish suggest a nice long life. Needs a 2 hour decant.
Nov 22nd, 2015
Pop and pour. A little over 5 years since my last btl. Here are the notes from that tasting: Decanted. Definitely drinking well now, but was better with about 30 minutes of air. Great nose, showing candied bacon, flower pollen, something green/herbaceous (maybe stem inclusion?), and loads of black raspberry. Well-balanced acidity, and medium bodied, with a suggestion of fat; red raspberry and cranberry on the palate. A fine coat of dusty tannin on the finish. Yum.
Today: maybe there is the slightest hint of leather, but the old note is spot on. Plenty left in the tank, but still drinking very well.
Pop and pour. A little over 5 years since my last btl. Here are the notes from that tasting: Decanted. Definitely drinking well now, but was better with about 30 minutes of air. Great nose, showing candied bacon, flower pollen, something green/herbaceous (maybe stem inclusion?), and loads of black raspberry. Well-balanced acidity, and medium bodied, with a suggestion of fat; red raspberry and cranberry on the palate. A fine coat of dusty tannin on the finish. Yum.
Today: maybe there is the slightest hint of leather, but the old note is spot on. Plenty left in the tank, but still drinking very well.
Great nose. Hint of lilacs. Very good now but perfect in 18 months. Early drinker for a cornas.
Great nose. Hint of lilacs. Very good now but perfect in 18 months. Early drinker for a cornas.
Jun 24th, 2015
