Domaine Clape Cotes du Rhone 2018

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Grape: Syrah
Country: France
Region: Northern Rhone
Farming: Sustainable

Made from two parcels: one is Syrah planted within Saint-Péray AOC, which is classified as
Côtes du Rhône; the second is at the bottom of a slope just beneath the boundary of Cornas AOC, level with the village of Cornas. In some years, a small amount (around 2%) of press wine from young-vine Cornas is added. Fermented and aged in cement tanks with part of the wine passing briefly in foudres.
Auguste Clape stood as a revolutionary, among the first to bottle his own wine in a region once dominated by négociants. Crafting uncompromising Syrah from steep granite terraces rebuilt by hand over generations. Today, his son Pierre-Marie and grandson Olivier carry forward that same instinctive, no-frills approach, producing deeply traditional wines of power, purity, and remarkable longevity.
"In the world of wine, there are many good winegrowers. However, there are only a very select few who are truly great, and Auguste Clape will go down in history as one of the greats." - Kermit Lynch