Alain Verset, Cornas 2014 Rhone Rouge mint and sweet red berries

mint and sweet red berries are all laced together in an exquisite Barolo endowed with real class and pedigree

expressive

sous-bois all infused with a detailed Musigny limestone minerality

This is youthful

this extraordinary and full-bodied red features the Abbruto

Alain Verset, Cornas 2014 Rhone Rouge mint and sweet red berriesNo 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