Domaine Auguste Clape, Syrah, Cornas, Northern Rhône, France 2020 sustainable fermented on the indigenous yeast

fermented on the indigenous yeast

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Both had small grapes on small clusters meaning more skin in the skin to fruit ratio

This small parcel

which opens into fine fruit

Domaine Auguste Clape, Syrah, Cornas, Northern Rhône, France 2020 sustainable fermented on the indigenous yeastClapes Cornas is produced from a collection of old vine parcels from the very best lieux dits in the appellation including Sabarotte, La Cte, and Reynard. In these strikingly steep sites, gnarled head trained Syrah vines must send their roots deep into poor granite soils for survival. The old vine fruit is vinified without destemming and aged in large, ancient wooden casks in the family cellars. It produces a majestically dark and brooding Cornas,