Question about '99/'00 Noel Verset vintages

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slaton

Slaton Lipscomb
Have an opportunity to pick up a few well stored KL bottles of the '99 and '00.

Were these both successful vintages for Verset?

I've never drank the '99, and the only bottle I've had of the '00 was cooked.

thanks in advance.
 
Yes. In fact, I bought lot of 2000 because it was his last vintage (officially) and because Premier Cru was reselling it at wholesale, and it has exceeded my initial expectations (without approaching his finest vintages, though). Generally, Cornas, being the southernmost Northern Rhne appellation (except Brzme) is a very regular appellation, and even vintages such as 1992, 1993, and 2002, although not easy can be surprisingly successful. The one vintage that I'd be charry of from a good producer is 1997 (well, perhaps 2003, too, but due to family emergency, I had to cancel my tasting trip for that vintage, so I'm really not familiar with most wines of the region for that year).
 
Even the '97 Verset was decent (from mag)...Hell, I was enjoying the '94s for quite a long time...I think I still have some.

You can't go wrong w/Verset.
 
originally posted by slaton:
Were these both successful vintages for Verset?
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Such an iconoclastic producer, no longer producing, does your interest correlate with the price?
The variables are such that if it does, I think you should get them, knowing you will only really know
what you wish to know when you try them. Try finding some Trollat these days....
 
these are both wines that i crave, but the '99 will kick the '00's butt. i had my last '00 recently, and for the way i like them, it was time to consume.
 
Has shown well young too.

I might grab them, it would depend on price. I don't drink tons of Cornas and have a fair stash (for me), so that would factor in.

There is only so much syrah I can stomach.
 
originally posted by Claude Kolm:
Yes. In fact, I bought lot of 2000 because it was his last vintage (officially) and because Premier Cru was reselling it at wholesale, and it has exceeded my initial expectations (without approaching his finest vintages, though).
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Same here (although bought from a different retailer).

The 2000 was, on release, wonderfully and oddly exuberant, fruity, and blueberry-ish (in a very appealing, high acid way), but tastes now like classic Verset. The 2000 has always been more a drink-now wine than the more classic '99. If well stored, I'd buy both.
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
originally posted by Mark Davis:
You can't go wrong w/Verset.
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In an ideal world, no. I have had occasional bottles that were way too bretty or funky for their own good.
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Flawed palate :-) Really, I think there is a sweet spot for Brett where it enhances mouth-feel until it becomes overwhelming...
 
I killed off a bottle of '99 within the past year, and (somewhat surprisingly) it was lovely and open with about an hour of air. There had been a couple months of non-ideal, but not terrible storage- reasonably stable temps in mid-sixties.
 
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