Guillaume Gilles
Nouvelle Les Rieux Cornas Syrah
Cornas, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Best, most accessible young version of this. Glorious aromas of game, wild olives, pungent violets and stunning blankberry fruit and flower. The nose is out of this world. 9.7 nose. Smells like Cornas via Chambolle. Wow. Palate is so juicy, nimble and elegant with excellent red fruited goodness. Wow the freshness and acidity are so present. Grainy but well formulated tannins. So linear. Finishes very mineral. So classic. The tannins are so elegant and rest on on one’s lower cheeks/jaw. Blown away. So supple yet so classic.
Best, most accessible young version of this. Glorious aromas of game, wild olives, pungent violets and stunning blankberry fruit and flower. The nose is out of this world. 9.7 nose. Smells like Cornas via Chambolle. Wow. Palate is so juicy, nimble and elegant with excellent red fruited goodness. Wow the freshness and acidity are so present. Grainy but well formulated tannins. So linear. Finishes very mineral. So classic. The tannins are so elegant and rest on on one’s lower cheeks/jaw. Blown away. So supple yet so classic.
Mar 5th, 20242020 N. Rhône’s drinking so well. Meaty, olives, leather and so supple. No formal notes.
2020 N. Rhône’s drinking so well. Meaty, olives, leather and so supple. No formal notes.
Sep 23rd, 2023Take 2! As they ate my note. Third time this has happened now and all the same way. Seems a new bug is upon us. Gorgeous version of this and the best one yet. Nose of olive, cracked pepper, roasted and smoked meats, black/red berries. Huge granite and mashed violets. Stunningly pretty wine. So juicy and pure with perfect balance between fruit, granite, olive/meat and acid. Elegant and there but not there tannins. Finish could be a bit longer but on pop and pour this is an easy 9.5.
Take 2! As they ate my note. Third time this has happened now and all the same way. Seems a new bug is upon us. Gorgeous version of this and the best one yet. Nose of olive, cracked pepper, roasted and smoked meats, black/red berries. Huge granite and mashed violets. Stunningly pretty wine. So juicy and pure with perfect balance between fruit, granite, olive/meat and acid. Elegant and there but not there tannins. Finish could be a bit longer but on pop and pour this is an easy 9.5.
Apr 3rd, 2021
High-elevation Cornas grown on white granite; light in weight (and alcohol) but fully ripe and expressive. Red-fruited and floral, with olive, black pepper, mineral complexity, and (faint) barnyard.
High-elevation Cornas grown on white granite; light in weight (and alcohol) but fully ripe and expressive. Red-fruited and floral, with olive, black pepper, mineral complexity, and (faint) barnyard.
Dec 12th, 2020Stunning nose. Lavender, clay, granite, dark flowers, wild game and olive, so expressive. Palate is classically 16 and very refined with dazzling purity and so ultra silky and refined. Grippy and dense but ripe tannin and so pure and balanced. Elegant and long with distinctive mineral notes on the finish. Concentrated and fresh but with the grip and depth to age. Loads of olive throughout. Awesome.
Stunning nose. Lavender, clay, granite, dark flowers, wild game and olive, so expressive. Palate is classically 16 and very refined with dazzling purity and so ultra silky and refined. Grippy and dense but ripe tannin and so pure and balanced. Elegant and long with distinctive mineral notes on the finish. Concentrated and fresh but with the grip and depth to age. Loads of olive throughout. Awesome.
Oct 23rd, 2019
Mmmmmm.., so much pure Syrah goodness... blackberry and dusty cedar and fresh tobacco. 👌🏾#highfallutin2019
Mmmmmm.., so much pure Syrah goodness... blackberry and dusty cedar and fresh tobacco. 👌🏾#highfallutin2019
Oct 13th, 2019
Drinking well that is showing lots of depth & purity with an ethereal nose of black cherry, raspberry, crushed rock, mineral, iron, olive, lavender & violets. I would decant as it threw off a lot of sediment.
Drinking well that is showing lots of depth & purity with an ethereal nose of black cherry, raspberry, crushed rock, mineral, iron, olive, lavender & violets. I would decant as it threw off a lot of sediment.
1 person found it helpfulSep 18th, 2020Beautiful drinking Cornas that is deep & rich showing dark berry fruits, meat, olive, earth, crushed rock, mineral with good grip & length.
Beautiful drinking Cornas that is deep & rich showing dark berry fruits, meat, olive, earth, crushed rock, mineral with good grip & length.
1 person found it helpfulMar 19th, 2020
Fresh and youthful, but still retaining its Northern Rhone character.
Fresh and youthful, but still retaining its Northern Rhone character.
Feb 9th, 2024
Nose is elegant plum. A hint of funk on open.
Palate is so fresh. A hint of tanins. Plum. But less “sweet”
Decant for 2 hours or hold 2 years.
Bought from fass selections.
Nose is elegant plum. A hint of funk on open.
Palate is so fresh. A hint of tanins. Plum. But less “sweet”
Decant for 2 hours or hold 2 years.
Bought from fass selections.