2021 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas (750ml)

Syrah from Cornas, Rhône, France

96D

A tasting of the constituent lieux-dits indicates that this will be a fresh, well-balanced style of Cornas. The acidity is high this year, and the tannins are classically Cornas in their granitic grain and intensity. A highly structured year, this will always be a vintage for dedicated Cornas-lovers, there's no great wealth of rich fruit behind like in some recent vintages, but nonetheless this should age well. Very much a classic year, rather than the powerfully ripe and rich vintages we've seen since 2017. Whole-bunch fermented in concrete, aged in old foudres.

96 points, Matt Walls, Decanter (Sep 2022)

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$179.98

11 bottles in stock. Ships in 1 to 2 business days.

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