Domaine Auguste Clape
Cornas Renaissance
Syrah/Shiraz from Rhône, France
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R99 nationwide
Domaine Auguste Clape
Auguste Clape produces unquestionably the finest wines in Cornas from his minute cellars located on the RN98 in the middle of the appellation. He has 11 acres of vineyards the majority being superbly well sited on the steep hillside surrounding the village. The average vine age is high with some being over 100 years old.
Description
“The 2014s are more elegant, silky and streamlined, yet offer classic characters and will evolve gracefully. Readers looking for a smoking good Cornas to drink over the coming 7-8 years need to latch onto bottles of the 2014 Cornas Renaissance, which is the estate’s entry level cuvée. Classic Clape in every way, with its meaty, bloody, iron, crushed rock and violet-tinged fruit, it’s medium to full-bodied, nicely concentrated and supple, with beautiful fruit. There’s plenty of fine tannin here, but it also has a solid density of fruit and a beautiful texture. It’s already hard to resist.” RP
Food Pairing
Pairs well with foie gras stuffed quail, pheasant with mushrooms.
