David Kline

9.2

Baked plum pudding, sweet cigar wrapper, leather, autumn leaves, light notes of bacon fat, pipe ash. Smoothest middle velvet mouthfeel. Olive wood, rosewood, chicory, dried black currant, dried black olive, cedar grill plank, cinnamon, bitter cherry, lavender, graphite. Deep and tasty. .
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#cornas #jeanluccolombo #jeanluccolombolesruchets #lesruchets #syrah #rhone #rhonewine #rhonevalley — 2 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.1

blueberries, blackberries and strangely enough passion fruit, and gooseberries. Clearly #cornas #syrah #rhonerangers — 7 years ago

Sindy Wise

9.3

Very floral, vanilla, pear and lemonheads on the nose. Vanilla, subtle lemon and honey on the tongue. Awesome white! #wine #france #cornas — 8 years ago

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Kimberly Anderson

9.1

Took about an hour to open up. Aromas of smoked meat, leather, and red fruit. Plush and velvety with flavors of cherry jam, leather and bay leaf. Long smooth finish. #cornas #vincentparis — 4 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.1

Deep garnet color with pronounced primary aromas of jammy black fruits and violets and strangely enough elderflower, secondary aromas of black truffles and smoke and savoury, meaty tertiary aromas. True #syrah #benchmarkwine long finish #cornas — 7 years ago

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E & K G

9.1

Thoroughly enjoyed this one. Long finish of bacon and black olives. Paired well with BBQ'd spear ribs various fried ground beef (メンチカツ). #baconfordays #cornas — 8 years ago

Josh Orr

9.3

Great stuff! Everything I could ask for in a Syrah. #msclassic #syrah #cornas — 8 years ago

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.2

Syrah seemingly in the zeitgeist right now so I picked up this 2011 Coulet. Wow - it's so different than the Cote Rotie I just had. I know syrah can run the gamut but this is radically different. Biodynamic, low so2, neutral oak & concrete. Not really Vin de Garde; Not really Vin de Soif...

So what then? Certainly intense. Plum & liqueur-like raspberry notes that are both in-your-face "sexy" & "scary" at the same time. Even more prevalent than the fruit are the aromas of menthol, acetate, & iron. Nearly akin to robitussin - & I mean that in the best way possible. It's weirdly delicious & syrah freaks will get it.

Unfortunately, the regular consumer might find it to be too much. The slight volatility is both good & bad. It dials up the fruit's sweetness, giving the wine body & texture. But also amps up the medicinal quality. This is not a wine to guzzle & ignore. Admirably, not subtle.

Coincidentally this wine reminds me Pax - who is getting a lot of attention right now & rightfully so. I have't tried the new 100 point Hillside bottle yet (though I have one ready), but I've always been a huge fan of his wines for a long time. My favorite site he works with is Griffins Lair & I believe I've tasted every vintage of it going back to 2002. Those original vintages are bigger & riper (which I still love & fuck you hipsters for not), but even back then Pax never used superfluous new oak, sulfites, yeasts etc.. Yes, they were broad shouldered wines but they were pure & unmasked - like this Cornas. Some of the early 2000s Griffins Lair had a slight volitility that came across as kirsch sweetness. It's an interesting balance that punctuates the varietal character perfectly - & it demands your attention while doing it.

This Cornas is not some delicate wine that somms gush over; nor is it a slick, parkerized wine without sense of place. It's something else. A wine for the true syrah aficianado. The audience is small but those who can appreciate it, will appreciate it. If you like weirdness, intensity, complexity & the flavors to scream at you from the glass, this is your wine.

#cornas #syrah #coulet #biodynamic #pax #coterotie #rhone #northernrhone #rhonevalley — 6 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

8.9

A big wine with enormous chunky tannins. The nose was very complex with great intensity. The wine is full of all the characteristics you would hope to find in #cornas from #domaineclape A delicious #syrah with tremendous length. #rhonevalley — 8 years ago

E & K G

9.2

Maturing well. Dark cherry, fig? And other crushed red fruit. Elegant and long finish. #cornas #jaboulet — 8 years ago