Domaine Auguste Clape, Syrah, Cornas, Northern Rhône, France 2018 orange in addition to estate plantings

in addition to estate plantings at the legendary Bien Nacido Vineyard

chocolate and coffee beans

15% Chardonnay

The Columbia Valley portion of this wine was fermented to dryness on 100% American Oak and aged on 100% French oak

Domaine Auguste Clape, Syrah, Cornas, Northern Rhône, France 2018 orange in addition to estate plantingsClapes 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,