Domaine Auguste Clape, Syrah, Cornas, Northern Rhône, France 2020 biodynamic The fruit component really pops

The fruit component really pops in this cuvée

almost honeyed fruit and flowery notes

on the banks of the Lamoille River in the Northeast Kingdom

quince paste

Domaine Auguste Clape, Syrah, Cornas, Northern Rhône, France 2020 biodynamic The fruit component really popsClapes 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,