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2010 Auguste Clape "Renaissance" Cornas (lightly stained & nicked label, recessed cork)

2010 Auguste Clape "Renaissance" Cornas (lightly stained & nicked label, recessed cork)

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97

Wine Advocate

Reviewed December 2012
The 2010 Cornas Renaissance may be the finest example of the cuvee I have yet tasted. This offering represents about one-third of the Clape production and tends to come from two well-known sites in the natural amphitheater of Cornas, Les Sabarottes and Geynale. This astonishing 2010 boasts a black/purple color along with gorgeous, explosive aromatics consisting of blue and black fruits and spring flowers, a full-bodied, layered texture and superb intensity. Very pure with sweet tannin, it was bottled unfiltered after 22 months in primarily foudre, and should drink well for two decades. (RP)

Professional Reviews

93

Int'l Wine Cellar

Review Date: 04/2013
Opaque ruby. Powerful, somewhat brooding aromas of dark berry compote, cola, olive and licorice, with a building mineral quality adding vibrancy. Sappy, deeply pitched blackberry and cassis flavors are lifted by juicy acidity and gain sweetness with air. Shows outstanding clarity and energy on the finish, which features dusty tannins and sweet, clinging blackberry and violet pastille notes.

93

Vinous

Review Date: 03/2013
Opaque ruby. Powerful, somewhat brooding aromas of dark berry compote, cola, olive and licorice, with a building mineral quality adding vibrancy. Sappy, deeply pitched blackberry and cassis flavors are lifted by juicy acidity and gain sweetness with air. Shows outstanding clarity and energy on the finish, which features dusty tannins and sweet, clinging blackberry and violet pastille notes. (JR)

93

Wine Spectator

Review Date: 02/2014
A big, gutsy and mouthfilling style, with lots of briar and ganache notes leading the way, followed quickly by plum sauce, blackberry coulis and black currant paste flavors. The long, dark, juicy and engaging finish reveals an echo of alder. (JM)

Notes

Praise from Robert Parker for Wine Advocate: "An historic reference point in Cornas is the estate of the retired Auguste Clape, which has been run over the last decade by his talented son, Pierre-Marie. This estate may have produced their finest wines to date in 2009, but the 2011s and 2010s rival anything produced at this family-owned, tiny boutique producer. They offer two cuvees of Cornas with the Renaissance representing their younger vines (although most of those are between 30 and 50 years of age)." (12/2012)

Details

TypeRed Wine
VarietalShiraz/Syrah
OriginRhone, France
Bottle Size750 mL
Alcohol Content14%
SKU2082990
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