Alain Verset, Cornas 2014 Sonoma Wine Advocate #232

Wine Advocate #232

on the high plateau of Pomerol

The length is outstanding

with notes of charcoal

made from old vineyards planted in 1932 on a land layered with clay

Alain Verset, Cornas 2014 Sonoma Wine Advocate #232No one is more revered in Cornas than Nol Verset. But it is not widely known that Nol had a brother, Louis, who also made fine traditional Cornas from the familys ancient Petite Syrah vines. Louis was never well known here in the U. S.; his output was even smaller than Nols and his wines were never imported. And, while Nol finally retired in 2007 after 63 vintages, Louis stopped making wine in 1994. Today his wines are impossible to find. Yet, Louis