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2008 Beaujolais Vintage

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Cornas - 1999 - Domaine Noël Verset
Ref: A052499
Noel Verset made his first vintage in 1942 from vines that he had bought ten years before on three different plots of land. Unlike many producers, he has always blended wines from the three vineyard sites rather than making three different cuvées.

M. Verset firmly beleived that what goes on in the vineyard and what goes on in the cellar are vital to producing quality wines and until recently he was doing much of the vineyard work himself - hard work in this steep vineyard. He even grafted his own vines, not trusting the local nursery. Low yields, destemming, and a gentle press, before bottling without filtering helps to explain why quality here has always been so good. The fact that some of the vines are over a hundred years old probably helps too!

The 1999 Cornas is a rich, full-bodied and meaty wine with firm tannins. There is excellent damson fruit on the palate which will need time to come to the fore as the tannins soften. Drink 2008 - 2015.

M. Verset retired at the age of 90 following the 2000 vintage, having been threatening to do so for many years. Having no heirs, he sold his vines so we shall see no more vintages, after the 2000, from this incredible wine maker which is very sad.

Price: £23.54
Including VAT at 17.5%

Qty:

France - Rhône Valley (Northern Rhône)	1999	Medium Full Bodied
Syrah/Shiraz	Red	Venison/Beef Daube/Game Pie
Domaine Noël Verset	Dry	Best laid down

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