Domaine Auguste Clape, Syrah, Cornas, Northern Rhône, France 2019 consignment Like his forefathers

Like his forefathers

and the Geoffray family

Harvest is conducted manually

though Thierry’s parcels lie predominately upon sturdy

Domaine Auguste Clape, Syrah, Cornas, Northern Rhône, France 2019 consignment Like his forefathersClapes 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,