In the last Cornas review I wrote that "I totally love this type of wine. for me, this is the type of wine only France can do, and noone even gets close. "

I was hoping for someone to challenge that statement

So, does smoky stony Cornas styled syrah wines from the new world exist?

Michael Nielsen wrote:
> In the last Cornas review I wrote that "I totally love this type of wine. for me, this is the type of wine only France can do, and noone even gets close. "
>
> I was hoping for someone to challenge that statement
>
> So, does smoky stony Cornas styled syrah wines from the new world exist?

There is an ongoing revolution in California winemaking, tending toward
more Old World-like practices. Some of these new producers are Rhys,
Wind Gap and Arnot-Roberts. There are also some old school producers who
never adapted to current fashions, such as Edmunds St. John, Joseph Swan
and Qupé. All of these producers make Syrah that expresses the
qualities of the grape. Whether any taste like Cornas is a debatable
proposition, but you'd just have to see for yourself.

Mark Lipton