Louis Sozet
Cornas Syrah
Cornas, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
@Lyle Fass Amazing juice! What a score and for 1/2 the cost of an Auguste Clape…
@Lyle Fass Amazing juice! What a score and for 1/2 the cost of an Auguste Clape…
Nov 9th, 2024
Wow the nose is just beyond. Super pure red currant, spices, smoked meat, wild mint, tree bark, lavender, some granite, herbs and olives. Full Cornas symphony. So precise and defined. Just insane. Bacon. Sizzling bacon. Baconator. Wow what florals. Insane fields of lavender. So fresh, punchy and buoyant in the mouth. Incredible depth and concentration but a clipped finish initially. Juicy and so fine and but showing 10% of itself. Nose is a 9.7 and palate a 9.4 now. This was insanely tight first time I tasted this in winter 18 and took 3 days to get there. It’s more forward now but also needs mega air. The nose is lights out right now. Almost a 9.8. Really tremendous meaty character here. But man the palate is slammed shut. Okay. 9.5 to 9.7 now. Olivey on the palate. So elegant and stunningly perfect balance.
Wow the nose is just beyond. Super pure red currant, spices, smoked meat, wild mint, tree bark, lavender, some granite, herbs and olives. Full Cornas symphony. So precise and defined. Just insane. Bacon. Sizzling bacon. Baconator. Wow what florals. Insane fields of lavender. So fresh, punchy and buoyant in the mouth. Incredible depth and concentration but a clipped finish initially. Juicy and so fine and but showing 10% of itself. Nose is a 9.7 and palate a 9.4 now. This was insanely tight first time I tasted this in winter 18 and took 3 days to get there. It’s more forward now but also needs mega air. The nose is lights out right now. Almost a 9.8. Really tremendous meaty character here. But man the palate is slammed shut. Okay. 9.5 to 9.7 now. Olivey on the palate. So elegant and stunningly perfect balance.
Apr 16th, 2022Best bottle of this wine I’ve ever had. Mineral, floral, meaty, aristocratic.
Best bottle of this wine I’ve ever had. Mineral, floral, meaty, aristocratic.
Nov 19th, 2021Sick. Burgundian styled classic Cornas. Genius. No formal notes.
Sick. Burgundian styled classic Cornas. Genius. No formal notes.
May 29th, 2021Wow. Insane nose. Just god level epic. Black olive. Hint of green olive. Clay. Granite. So deep. So aromatic. Blown away aromas. So mineral. Goes through many phases. Spice. Game. So distinctive. Palate is young but so impressive. Precise like a laser, stunningly red fruited and a hint of decadence but really fine and pure. This will take hours to unfurl. And unfurl it will. As it always does. That’s what Sozet does. This is the final vintage, sadly. Louis died and his cousin sold off 18 and 19 in the barrel. Nose is getting crazy olive and floral after air. Palate has prodigious concentration but this will need 3-5 hours to come around I think. This is from old old vines. Same as Tunnel Pur Noir. What a finish. 9.5 based on what’s there now. It’s so obviously great. But it’s tight!
With an hour of air the complexity starts to really show. So much going on. Superb freshness and purity. Slowly getting there. 9.55 now.
Wow. Insane nose. Just god level epic. Black olive. Hint of green olive. Clay. Granite. So deep. So aromatic. Blown away aromas. So mineral. Goes through many phases. Spice. Game. So distinctive. Palate is young but so impressive. Precise like a laser, stunningly red fruited and a hint of decadence but really fine and pure. This will take hours to unfurl. And unfurl it will. As it always does. That’s what Sozet does. This is the final vintage, sadly. Louis died and his cousin sold off 18 and 19 in the barrel. Nose is getting crazy olive and floral after air. Palate has prodigious concentration but this will need 3-5 hours to come around I think. This is from old old vines. Same as Tunnel Pur Noir. What a finish. 9.5 based on what’s there now. It’s so obviously great. But it’s tight!
With an hour of air the complexity starts to really show. So much going on. Superb freshness and purity. Slowly getting there. 9.55 now.
Ah-mazing. Nose of olive compote, black olives, game, violets, gravy, granite, intense blackberry, spice and so so so deep. One of the noses of the vintage. Complex, deep and concentrated with extraordinary balance and freshness. The freshness in these wines so so so epic. What sap and texture and it is so elegant: wow. This is on the level. So sweet and concentrated. Genius. Will last 20+ years.
Ah-mazing. Nose of olive compote, black olives, game, violets, gravy, granite, intense blackberry, spice and so so so deep. One of the noses of the vintage. Complex, deep and concentrated with extraordinary balance and freshness. The freshness in these wines so so so epic. What sap and texture and it is so elegant: wow. This is on the level. So sweet and concentrated. Genius. Will last 20+ years.
Jan 6th, 2019
Nose is so meaty. Graphite. Earthy. Wow. Super acidity on this wine. Really Bright cherry fruit. Blind might guess spatburgunder like a hunsruck. Maybe the barest hint of green from the vintage. Life enabling freshness. Really just sparks the palate. Could wake the dead. A masterful effort in a vintage many considered a throwaway. Still young. bought from fass selections.
Nose is so meaty. Graphite. Earthy. Wow. Super acidity on this wine. Really Bright cherry fruit. Blind might guess spatburgunder like a hunsruck. Maybe the barest hint of green from the vintage. Life enabling freshness. Really just sparks the palate. Could wake the dead. A masterful effort in a vintage many considered a throwaway. Still young. bought from fass selections.
2 people found it helpfulMar 28th, 2019Sensational. What a wine. So elegant and Burgundian. Amazing balance and purity. Enjoyed over many hours.
Sensational. What a wine. So elegant and Burgundian. Amazing balance and purity. Enjoyed over many hours.
1 person found it helpfulSep 12th, 2024Youngest bottle in a while. Still so elegant and refined.
Youngest bottle in a while. Still so elegant and refined.
1 person found it helpfulJul 30th, 2024