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Bottle of Auguste Clape Cornas 2022-Red Wine-Flatiron SF

Auguste Clape Cornas 2022

Red Wine from Northern Rhone, France
by Auguste Clape
$199.99
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For lovers of the Northern Rhone Auguste Clape needs zero introduction. Even those less familiar with the slopes along the river where Syrah reigns supreme have often heard the name. Clape is that important.

He almost single-handedly brought his home village of Cornas out of the old, négociant-centered model and into the estate-focused 21st Century. A former mayor of Cornas, his name is now synonymous with the best of what this village has to offer.

August sadly passed in 2018 after nearly fifty years of winemaking, leaving the iconic estate in the hands of his son and grandson.

Professional Reviews

Antonio Galloni

AG 93
"The 2022 Cornas is both classic and rustic, with hints of ripe black fruits, earthy tones, and leather on the nose. It's full-bodied, fleshy, and expansive, showing elevated flavor concentration. Beefy and monolithic, the 2022 carries an introverted attitude, finishing with firm structure yet plenty of Clape personality. This needs time."

Robert Parker

RP 90
"Bottled in mid-November, the 2022 Cornas from Clape saw the integration of the crop from the cuvée Renaissance due to a challenging flowering period and dry conditions, resulting in a production volume 45% less than usual. Evoking aromas of acetate, nail polish, violets and spices mingled with carnal/animal-like notes, it's dense and firm, with an important chassis of tannins leading to a firm, smoky, somber, meaty and introverted finish, suggesting the presence of phenols, which explains its rustic structure. "It reminds me of 2017," said Olivier Clape." -Yohan Castaing

Jancis Robinson

JR 17.5
"Cask samples tasted at the domaine.Sample 1: Reynards.Wild and animal nose - the palate is earthy, with a ferruginous note. Rosemary, herbal garrigue and so much going on. There is a firm graphite element that really comes through.Sample 2: Mazards.Inky with dark cherry and rose. So much grip with firm and fine tannins, stony notes, dark chocolate and spice.Sample 3: Petite Cote.Dense and dark - like squid ink. Kirsch and sweet fruit on the palate with rounded, ample and supple tannins and bay leaf and herbs coming through on the finish - wonderful.Sample 4: Reynards Vieille Vignes.Baked cherry pie, kirsch and cocoa-nib nose. Ripe generous and fleshy fruit on the palate. There is a dark side to this wine, brooding yet still with electric energy beneath."

Decanter

D 96
"A tasting of various barrel samples suggests that the 2022 vintage here will be very good, if not necessarily the most powerful year. The fruit is quite dark in character and there's a good sense of purity if not the same freshness as 2021 or 2020, or the grandeur of 2019. Nonetheless, an excellent wine and a fairly typical expression of Clape Cornas. Tannins are ripe and elegant." -Matt Walls

What importer Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant has to say about this wine...

Blend: Syrah
Appellation: Cornas
Country: France
Region: Northern Rhône
Producer: Domaine Clape
Winemaker: Olivier Clape
Vineyard: 4.3 ha, 40-100 years old
Soil: Granite
Aging: Aged 22 months in 6- to 12-HL foudres
Farming: Lutte Raisonnée
Alcohol: 13%

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Syrah

  • Vintage

    2022

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Earthy , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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