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Taster #1778
· Aug 26, 2025
94/100
This is a very "special" wine for me. Why? Because 8 months ago I had a 2016 vintage and I didn't like it - 87 points. Too much acidity, strong tannins, chaos with flavors, no balance. What was worse from my personal, subjective perspective - the wine got very good critics reviews. 🕔⏰🕝 I opened this wine both with curiosity and carefulness. First sniff, first sip and we have the winner. Completely different animal. Is that 2016 bottle was defective …
2017 vintage
Taster #7955
· Mar 5, 2025
90/100
Round, ripe and delicious, if lacking the structure and tension of the 2016.
2017 vintage
Taster #4517
· Apr 3, 2023
92/100
Dark and smouldering on the nose with a core of blackberry and black cherry enveloped with charred wood, cloves, olive tapenade, bacon fat, and violet. This delicious combination transfers to a svelte and powerful palate with additional cracked black pepper notes leading to a long, savoury finish. A structured wine which will benefit from decanting if drunk now or ideally from additional time in the cellar. WSET notes: Medium ruby. Pronounced on the nose with violet, blackberry, black cherry, olive, …
2017 vintage
Taster #1672
· Jan 14, 2022
91/100
So a very robust wine that is peppery, meaty, smoky, yet retains plenty of ripe fruit. The tannins are ripe and silky, the finish long and lingering. It's a gorgeous wine.
2017 vintage
Taster #9461
· Oct 30, 2021
90/100
Medium deep and bright hue. Dry spice and meaty lift. Lots of herb. Classic cool climate Syrah. Some red fruit but far more dominant herb, spice and cured meat. Palate is dry, has good weight of fruit and very tight acidity. Fine tannins. Lovely balance and length. Not my style, too green but a lovely wine none the less.
2017 vintage
Taster #5040
· Oct 28, 2018
Cornas lunch (Macleay Street Bistro, Potts Point) : The appearance is clear and deep ruby in colour. Tears and sediment are visible. The nose is clean. The aromas have a medium intensity and show notes of black fruit (black plum, black cherry, blackcurrant), mineral (earthy character), and bottle-age (meaty character). The wine is developing. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium acidity, medium alcohol, and medium body. The medium level tannins are ripe and silky in nature. The …
2005 vintage
Taster #0492
· Oct 28, 2018
90/100
Delicious and well balanced with notes of red bright fruits opening the profile but finishing on dark, compote fruits. A nice nose of leather, pencil, candied fruits along with the interesting profile make for a very good wine that is drinking well right now.
2005 vintage
Taster #7565
· Oct 28, 2018
Cornas Birthday lunch (McLeay Street Bistro, Potts Point) : "musty, saddle leather, earthy, wild blackberry fruit, a little oxidised with plenty of caramel oak. A little sharp initially on the palate, cream flavoured and oak heavy. Meh at the mo' After 2hours cream, vanilla, spice, the fruit is a little muted and oak a little forward. Hmm."
2005 vintage
Taster #7565
· Aug 31, 2018
Coravin fun - new arrivals (My place, Kent Street) : From Coravin. Polished oak toast, blackberry, liquorice, touches of black olives and baked earth and herbs. Clove and slight nutmeg. More of the same on the palate but more savoury with plenty of alcohol warmth and surprisingly soft tannins that lend a little chalkiness to the medium plus length finish. Hmm
2005 vintage
Taster #7297
· Dec 24, 2017
91/100
Fin. Frais. Belle évolution. Il s'est délié après 30 - 45 minutes d'ouverture. La palette aromatique est sur les épices douces fondues, le bois mouillé, les fruits noirs compotés, le champignon frais, une touche viandée, une dimension fumée, trame minérale... La bouche est encore bien droite, de belle acidité tout en équilibre, les tanins sont fondus, aimables, amertume moyenne-faible, persistance longue et tout en douceur. Conclusion : sans être de grande complexité, ce Cornas se livre se soir comme une …
2005 vintage
Taster #7042
· Oct 27, 2017
85/100
Dark red, clean, very little developing color. Dark/blue fruit, soft tannins and medium acidity, medium minus consentration. This wine does not seem to get better.
2007 vintage
Taster #7056
· Jun 1, 2017
91/100
Drink now! It's perfect Could not be better
2005 vintage
Taster #6118
· May 15, 2017
93/100
Full body, deep garnet color. The first attack is intense raspberry that continuing with elegant wild fruits, tobacco and black pepper aroma. Delicate black currants and mineral palate, long peppery finish. Rich, well structured, complex and balanced, lovely berries acidity, still tannic. Food friendly, best match is meat dishes, tasted with entrecote and grilled sweet peppers. Serve 16Âş - 20Âş. Open at least two hours in advance. Drink now and next eight years, perhaps longer.
2005 vintage
Taster #2524
· Apr 24, 2017
91/100
Ma derniere bouteille était à point. Bien viandé et les tannins bien fondu.
2005 vintage
Taster #2573
· Apr 11, 2016
91/100
Tried it along with a 2005 Hermitage Marquise de la Tourette and a 2006 Côte Rôtie le Maugiron, both by Delas. The Cornas turned out to be the most Bordeaux-like of all. It was lighter, more elegant with distinctly higher acidity and more tannins. Blueberries and black cheeries. Bit of milk chocolate in the aftertaste. Had I not known it was 2005, I would have said 2010 or younger. My Syrah-loving co-sipper was totally fond of it, while I went …
2005 vintage
Taster #5980
· Mar 26, 2016
93/100
Excellent! Open and let it get at least an hour of air. Nose of leather, intense dark fruit, cannot stop smelling, complex... Good acidity, intense aroma, moith watering and lingering, still watering while writing. Probably at peak, with a few more years ahead. Was the last bottle, sigh!
2005 vintage
Taster #1818
· Dec 13, 2015
91/100
Interesting development in the decanter. At the start it was clear fresh and fruity. An hour later, all cherries and pomegranate and still no depth. 2 1/2 hours interesting full and rich. I wonder if this is at its best at the moment. My first bottle and glad I didn't open it sooner. Perfect with a roast loin of pork . Very good indeed in a modern style.
2005 vintage
Taster #2524
· Jul 27, 2015
89/100
Moins interessante que la derniere bouteille! Fruit peu present, tres animal.
2005 vintage
Taster #1924
· Aug 31, 2014
89/100
Vin à maturite avec des goûts de cerise noir, confiture des fruits rouges et pruneau. Belle texture en bouche et un nez agréable. J'ai apprécié le pourcentage d'alcool à 13.
2005 vintage
Taster #5692
· Jun 10, 2013
90/100
I thought this was a very solid Cornas that was best right at cellar temperature, but did not really improve with air / warming to room temperature.
2007 vintage
Taster #4689
· May 11, 2013
80/100
Robe rouge foncé, nez sur la groseille et les épices, bouche puissante dominée par l'alcool et le bois. Peu de plaisir en l'état avec ce vin
2007 vintage
Taster #4689
· Dec 15, 2012
85/100
Vin agréable mais un peu jeune
2007 vintage
Taster #4108
· Oct 9, 2012
Un nez net et précis avec de la mûre, du poivre et du boisé. Tannique et charpenté au palais, fruit rouge davantage que noir, longueur notable.
2007 vintage
Taster #8477
· Dec 16, 2011
Surprising light but very pleasing. Very complex with layers of fruit, oak and spices but light and fleeting at times, quite compelling.
2007 vintage
Taster #7042
· Nov 5, 2011
87/100
dark red color, opaque, hardly no rim. Spicy on the nose w dark berries, plum and pepper. On the palate black currant (and some leaf), spice and pepper. Soft tannnins and some hint of developing earthly aromas, tobacco and leather. Decanted one hour before drinking and served at 16 degrees. The warmer vine had a much more jammy apperance. The wine looks Garnet colored. The legs are Medium. It smells like Black currant (cassis), and Blackberry. The body is Medium. …
2007 vintage
Taster #7297
· Nov 13, 2010
91/100
13% d'alcool, 100% syrah Oeil : profond, quasi-opaque à coeur, forte viscosité en parois, résidus en parois Nez sur les 2 premières heures d'ouverture : projection d'intensité moyenne à moyenne-forte, fumée, torréfié, épicé, poivré, fruits noirs (mûres et bleuets) mûrs et intenses, frais, compact, boisé élégant bien que présent, minéral. Nez du dernier 1/3 de bouteille après 24 heures sous VaccuVin : Assez fidèle aux observations de la veille. Des notes de venaison s'ajoutent toutefois, de même que d'olives noires …
2005 vintage
Taster #1411
· Mar 28, 2010
83/100
Nez assez discret poivré. En bouche, le vin est fin, sur ces notes épicées et de réglisse, mais assez discret également. Longueur moyenne. Peut-être dans une phase de fermeture ? A revoir dans quelques années.
2005 vintage