Cornas - Auguste Clape

An icon of the northern Rhône, Domaine Auguste Clape has embodied the soul of Cornas for several generations.
Auguste Clape was one of the pioneers in making the appellation known beyond its borders.
Today, his son Pierre-Marie and his grandson Olivier perpetuate this tradition of excellence:
Manual labor, plot-by-plot vinification, long aging in old casks.

The wines are dense, deep, rooted in the granitic soil of Cornas — powerful Syrahs but imbued with a rare freshness and sincerity.

The estate's flagship wine, made from 40 to 70 year old vines on the most renowned slopes of Cornas.
A great wine of emotion, built for time.

Ripe blackcurrant , wild blackberry , violet , dried flowers , black pepper , smoke and warm earth .
Powerful, structured palate with tight and elegant tannins. Long and deep finish.