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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.1 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by dream on 8/7/2016 & rated 92 points: Out of magnum - simply delicious and made in a classic, high-toned style with flavors of roasted meats and dark fruits with hints of black pepper and game. Medium-bodied and quite savory at this point with a fine complexity on the finish which is grippy and still a bit tannic. Everybody loved drinking this at Reynard, Brooklyn. (1748 views) | | | Tasted by dream on 5/2/2015 & rated 93 points: Deep black/ruby color with slightly fading edges. Beautiful nose of black fruits, dark spices, smoked meats and a certain floral cherry perfume. High-toned and crisp with really juicy, succulent fruit flavors of dark raspberries and cherries. Finishes firm with good acids and grip and a wonderful spice-driven complexity with notes of violets, slate minerals and char. Very authentic Cornas. The "Fontaines" bottling is very hard to find and I can see why. Out of magnum. 93+ (2201 views) | | | Tasted by lepetitchateau on 2/15/2014 & rated 91 points: I agree with Tanzer's note - this has power, density and nice freshness and character. A pleasant wine, will improve with some age but enjoyable now. (Clio Restaurant) (2768 views) | | | Tasted by latimer on 2/4/2014 & rated 90 points: Quite deep red. Lovely big syrah nose, lots of bramblydark fruit, some tar, touch of smoke but ripe and rich but not over the top. Good acidity and balance, though the finish is still a littlle bit hard. Drinking well though might imrpove with a couple of years more? Lovely Cornas. (2531 views) | | | Tasted by dream on 5/6/2013 & rated 93 points: Showing nice maturity but with plenty in the tank, this is a refined Cornas with delicious smoky black cherry fruit and notes of slate minerals and black pepper. Finishes smooth and silky with a lovely licorice note. This was hard to stop drinking with roasted and barbequed meats. (2930 views) | | | Tasted by rottcodd on 11/1/2009 & rated 90 points: drinking well now (2672 views) | | | Tasted by rottcodd on 11/5/2007 & rated 91 points: Dark purple, fresh nose, a rich mouthful, laced with refreshing acidic background....day 2: more refined...still a refreshing acidity - a challenging wine with an underlying elegance and some length...i hope this may reward additional cellaring, but now is offering glimpses of potential. More memorable than the 2003 for me. (2564 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Andersen on 6/19/2006: Barrel sample tasted at the domaine. Structured, with red fruit. Thick chocolatey tannins. Good acid / tannin structure. More typical Cornas than the 2003 (see TN), though I was a bit more taken by the '03 at this early stage. The '05 barrel sample that followed had darker, juicier fruit. (2275 views) | | | Tasted by Siggy on 6/19/2006: France Trip Part 2 - Northern Rhône; 6/18/2006-6/20/2006: Barrel sample tasted at the domaine. Sweet purple fruits on the nose. Concentrated and structured. Baking spices and cinnamon. Very good. (3659 views) |
| By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, January/February 2006, IWC Issue #124
(Domaine Alain Voge Cornas Les Vieilles Fontaines) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Alain Voge Producer websiteSyrah Varietal article (Wikipedia) | (Wines Northwest)
Note that some producers in the Northern Rhone distinguish between simply Syrah and "Serine", the latter described as ‘an ancient clone of Syrah, the berries of which are more oval-shaped and less deeply pigmented than Syrah’ by producer Tardieu-Laurent. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Northern Rhône Guide to the wines and appellations of the Northern Rhone Valley -
The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
Regional History:
Phocaean Greeks established viticulture in the Rhone as far back as 600 BC, but until the 14th century the wines were not seen outside the region. The establishment of the Avignonese Papacy (1305-1377) brought fame to the region's wine-so much so that their Burgundian neighbors to the north banned wines from the Rhone in 1446, a measure that effectively cut off trade with England and other Northern European markets for over 200 years. Stretching southward from Lyon to just south of Avignon, the Rhone produces a wide variety of wines, with the appellations north of Valence producing the least (in volume), and the towns south of Montelimar producing prodigious amounts. As in other regions, the most interesting wines come from small farms. Saint-Joseph, in the northern Rhone, extends for some distance between Condrieu in the north to Saint-Peray in the south. The reds are made from Syrah and the rare whites from Marsanne and Roussanne, and Viognier.
### 2017 vintage ###
"The first red wines already tasted in the Northern Rhône promise a beautiful vintage, with a quality close to the 2015 or even the 2009 vintage" - NEWRHÔNE MILLESIMESCornasThe single vinyards on weinlagen-info
"The “hallmark” of the Cornas winegrowing area is its specific shape in the form of a natural amphitheatre, with its extremely steep slopes." - AOC-Cornas |
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