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Robert Michel Cuvée des Côteaux Cornas Syrah 2006
Ratings on Delectable
Gae Saccoccio - NdC 
Robert Michel he is something of an institution when it comes to Cornas and its wines. Actually 2006 it's been his last vintage before retirement, even though he has continued to help and give advice to the young and gifted winemaker Guillaume Gilles. Cuvée des Coteaux here it comes from two parcels: Les Chaillots and Le Quartier de Renard. Michel used to make severe, uncompromised, traditionally austere and long-lived wines. Manual harvest, gentle fermentation with the entire stems, wine ageing in larger sized demi-muid cask. A pity that such a majestic vigneron doesn't make such one-shot wines any more. Though, what a patriarchal wine here we've got: power and delicacy at the same time in this 2006; purity, unsophisticated class is all I love in those kind of wines. Well, what else? Dionysus bless Michel and his solemn beverage in time and in eternity.
Robert Michel he is something of an institution when it comes to Cornas and its wines. Actually 2006 it's been his last vintage before retirement, even though he has continued to help and give advice to the young and gifted winemaker Guillaume Gilles. Cuvée des Coteaux here it comes from two parcels: Les Chaillots and Le Quartier de Renard. Michel used to make severe, uncompromised, traditionally austere and long-lived wines. Manual harvest, gentle fermentation with the entire stems, wine ageing in larger sized demi-muid cask. A pity that such a majestic vigneron doesn't make such one-shot wines any more. Though, what a patriarchal wine here we've got: power and delicacy at the same time in this 2006; purity, unsophisticated class is all I love in those kind of wines. Well, what else? Dionysus bless Michel and his solemn beverage in time and in eternity.
9.5
Lily Davis
French Wine Specialist at Ottorink Weinbar
@Jay Clark missed u
@Jay Clark missed u
9.3
Jannae Lizza
Sommelier/Wine Director Passionfish Restaurant
Sweet & healthy compost, sage, orange blossom
Sweet & healthy compost, sage, orange blossom
9.0
John Trinidad
Wine Blogger SFWineBlog
Toit, but starting to open up.
Toit, but starting to open up.
8.5Vinny Eng
Sear me.
Sear me.
Justin Lee
Consumed at Paul and Gee's Halloween party. Really stellar.
Consumed at Paul and Gee's Halloween party. Really stellar.
9.4Kasey Dubler
Drinking beautifully right now, loads of black pepper on the nose, with a great meatiness that came through.
Drinking beautifully right now, loads of black pepper on the nose, with a great meatiness that came through.
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