Wine Raconteur

Domaine du Coulet - Brise Cailloux - Cornas - Northern Rhone - 2006

The amazing Matthieu Barret is one of the leading lights in Cornas. All of His wine are very consistent, have some sentimental connection to it.

Score: 19/20 Concluded by my actual tasting notes above & below.
Nose: Where do I begin…breathtaking elements of herbs like oregano , slightly metallic minerals ignited the floral layers. These aromas brings in the inner calm of me. Stunning complexity, very promising.
Palate: (attack) unreal minerals transforming into floral. (Mid-palate) dried herbs & fresh flowers, silky and symmetrical. almost liquid minerality. Pure expression of season changing nuances, vibrantly powerful. back of palate echoing angelica scents.
Texture: Stellar vibrancy the mouth, well tuned tannins.
Finish: Everlasting harmony of spring flowers & herbs whispering all the way. Please wait and see if this wine will become perfect in 5-6 years time.
Reminiscence: This wine is truly poetic.
Music to pair: Clair de lune by Debussy Or Nocturne in Eb by Chopin

Domaine de Montvac - Vacqueyras -2005
Organic farming


Score: 16.5/20 Concluded by my actual tasitng notes.
Nose: Cherries, plummy, very concentrated
Palate: (attack) good brightness of acidity, peppery, dried cherries. (Mid) great details of subtleties, some rosemary emerging, overall firm and rigid. touch tannins , prune, on side of palate.
Texture: Firm tannins, smooth.
Finish: lavish black cherries & dried herbs, a stellar nuances.

Domaine de Montvac - Gigondas - 2001


Score: 12.75/20 Concluded by my actual tasting notes.
Nose: very powerful, cocoa tone with blackberries, licorice
Palate: (attack) ultra ripe fruit dominate the entry(Mid) little off balance, lack of structure, seems falling a bit flat in the middle, ripe fruits still there but fading gradually.
Texture: feels slipping away, bit lack backbone.
Finish: hanging on nicely with plum & apricot. Good ripe fruit but not intellectual.