The Domaine Alain Verset of Cornas of Rhone Valley

Domaine Alain Verset - Cornas
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 10 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Cornas in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine Alain Verset is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Cornas to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Alain Verset wines

Looking for the best Domaine Alain Verset wines in Cornas among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Alain Verset wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Domaine Alain Verset wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine Alain Verset

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Alain Verset

How Domaine Alain Verset wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with pepper, eggplant, lamb and goat lasagna or duckling with bigarrade.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Alain Verset

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Alain Verset. often reveals types of flavors of smoke, non oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black olive or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Alain Verset. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Alain Verset

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Alain Verset.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Cornas

The wine region of Cornas is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Thierry Allemand or the Domaine Thierry Allemand produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cornas are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cornas often reveals types of flavors of earthy, cream or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of perfume, sour cherry or lavender.

In the mouth of Cornas is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 96 estates and châteaux in the of Cornas, producing 178 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cornas go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Alain Verset

Planning a wine route in the of Cornas? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine Alain Verset.

Discover the grape variety: Mornen

Mornen noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches and medium sized grapes. Mornen noir is found in the vineyards of the South West.

News about Domaine Alain Verset and wines from the region

Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine A&E Verset, Cornas

Emmanuelle Verset is the sixth generation to make wine in her family, and represents the E in Domaine A&E Verset. The A is for Alain, her father. She took over from him in 2016 at the age of 24, and is one of the few female winemakers in Cornas. The Verset name runs deep in this part of the Rhône. You might have heard of Noël Verset (1919 – 2015), whose bottles are highly sought-after today – Noël was Alain’s uncle. Scroll down to see Matt Walls tasting notes and scores for six Domaine A& ...

Walls: My top 10 Rhône wines of the year 2021

Of all the columns I’ve written this year, this one should have been the easiest to write: open my tasting notes file, sort by year 2021, sort by score, select the top ten highest scoring wines, copy and paste. Go to the pub. But it’s not that simple. Some wines are technically perfect and undeniably excellent, wines I respect greatly that deserve their high scores – but on a personal level, they leave me a little cold. Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for Matt Walls’ top ...

Walls: top northern Rhône reds under £30

In preparation for this column I tasted 46 reds in total, and – taking both quality and value into account – I can recommend 33 of them. Overall, the reds were less consistent than the whites, and although the lows were lower, the highs were higher. This tasting confirmed that it’s still possible to buy genuinely excellent northern Rhône reds for under £30 in the UK. That being said, it’s virtually impossible to find any Cornas, Côte-Rôtie or Hermitage for under £30 a bottle these days, but ther ...

The word of the wine: Gout (wine of)

In red wine making, the wine comes directly from the vat after devatting (see press).