The score for 2000 Domaine Noel Verset Cornas is 93 from John Gilman and the tasting note - It has been four years since I last posted a note on the 2000 Verset Cornas, but this is a wine I drink with some frequency, as I had the good sense to buy more than a case of it when it came out. It really is a lovely vintage for Monsieur Verset, as the wine wafts from the glass in a pure and vibrant mélange of black raspberries, cassis, black olives, pepper, a beautiful base of Cornas’ stony soils, a touch of licorice and grilled meats. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and very transparent, with a great core of black fruit, superb complexity, moderate tannins and outstanding focus and grip on the very, very long and perfectly balanced finish. This has been drinking very well for several years now, but it is not evolving at a particularly fast pace and I am thinking that I will not touch a bottle for several more years, as this may well end up every bit as stellar as the 1985 Verset if it is given enough time in the cellar! Additional scores for the wine in this lot - Vinous 92 points , CellarTracker 92 points .