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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2015 and 2022 (based on 63 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.1 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 26 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by xwine on 1/19/2024: Silky dark fruit. Drinking very nicely, and no need to wait any longer. (174 views) | | | Tasted by Thad on 7/2/2023 & rated 90 points: Drink it
Held together and showed menthol in the nose with more plun than blueberries in the mouth.
Very balanced (283 views) | | | Tasted by xwine on 11/2/2020: This is drinking very well right now, though another few years wouldn't hurt. Strangely, it started off with a distinct wintergreen aroma, which was a bit odd. That blew off and I was left with a very nice purple fruited, fairly mature CdR. The fruit is certainly in a secondary phase, with a lot of savory nuances. (853 views) | | | Tasted by jhw425 on 11/1/2020 & rated 89 points: Drink up (815 views) | | | Tasted by godx on 12/1/2019 & rated 89 points: In a good spot now. Shows the leanness of the vintage (a touch vegetal) but a really nice example of CdR. (1239 views) | | | Tasted by danstrings on 11/6/2017 & rated 92 points: Gorgeous silky inky dark, loaded with black olive, high toned red fruit and crushed pumice. (1583 views) | | | Tasted by xwine on 12/4/2016: Black olives, herbs, some violets, and a big dollop of mulberry fruit. Nice mix of savory elements and dark fruit, still showing some tannins. Very good CdR. Could use more time. (1664 views) | | | Tasted by danstrings on 6/11/2016 & rated 89 points: Intense, heady, deep fruit, a bit primary, touch o' funk. (1578 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 4/14/2016 & rated 91 points: A private dinner (Restaurant Gebr. Hartering, Amsterdam, NL): Very youthful purple colour; amazing nose, an explosion of crème de cassis and crème de pêche with touches of pepper and barnyard; the palate is tight and linear, pure and precise, mineral and fresh, with grippy polyphenols from the skins and ripe black fruit waiting in the wings; long and layered finish. Excellent, more masculine than the 2012. Drink 2018 - 2026. (2040 views) | | | Tasted by jnewman77 on 7/13/2015: Very floral, herbal, savory Syrah with dark fruits and scorched earth. The palate is fresh and tasty with plenty of fruit and continued floral notes with hints of earth and smoke. Very good and similar to the Cornas. (1686 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 1/8/2015 & rated 89 points: Monthly tasting club LTC 2015-01; Northern Rhône plus some pirates. (@ DJ): In the bouquet ripe cherries as well as dark forest fruits and something pleasantly stinky. On the palate juicy dark berry fruits, minerals, spices, some oak, a touch of sweetness, slightly sticky tannin and firm bitterness. The wine will improve with some ageing. Around 2017…? (1918 views) | | | Tasted by chrisanderika on 12/24/2014 flawed bottle: Flawed, disappointing (1380 views) | | | Tasted by danstrings on 12/11/2014 & rated 91 points: Lovely juicy fruit, earth, black olives, nice,.... (1338 views) | | | Tasted by Kriz on 10/27/2014 & rated 91 points: Big stuff. As well as I like the 'Vin des Amis' very much this is also very good. Nice syrah flavours on the nose and palate. Body and also freshness, very good. (1351 views) | | | Tasted by henrygjeffreys on 9/18/2014: smells super ripe, rich
supple, ripe fruit
luxurious
nice freshness too
this is some seriously fancy CDR
Still almost £30. (1050 views) | | | Tasted by jnewman77 on 7/31/2014: Dark purple with a nose of boysenberry, plum, black raspberry, charcoal, smoke, lavender, and wet granite. The palate initially shows robust tannins, however over the course of 90 minutes (and with lamb) these soften a bit and reveal a lovely, classically made syrah that is quite a joy to drink. Doesn't have the depth or finesse that the Clape Cornas has, but is still delicious. I'd say this needs 3-4 years to be at its peak. One of the best Syrahs you can buy at this price. Wish I had bought more... (949 views) | | | Tasted by danstrings on 5/4/2014 & rated 89 points: As last, good brambly juicy berry and earth (1204 views) | | | Tasted by danstrings on 1/21/2014 & rated 90 points: Great inky juicy brambly goodness... (1350 views) | | | Tasted by tooch on 10/11/2013 & rated 87 points: Loads of plum, blackberry and spice on the nose and palate. This had decent finesse, nice floral notes, with a touch of heat on the finish. (1798 views) | | | Tasted by dmalcolm on 10/6/2013 & rated 88 points: Inky purple colour. Pretty, floral nose of dark plums, lavender, and a hint of black pepper. On the palate it has fresh, juicy acidity, supple tannins, and great balance. Very enjoyable to drink now in a youngish way, but will probably develop a bit more complexity with a few years in the bottle. (1249 views) | | | Tasted by Roland H on 4/11/2013: Northern Rhone (Decant, Christchurch): Deep, deep purple. Slightly odd aroma, a bit yeasty and green. Interesting palate - dry then sweet then dry. Lovely texture. Dusty tannins. [Unusual for Cotes du Rhone being 100% Syrah, from just outside Cornas AC] (1985 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 1/6/2013: Cotes du Rhone (SF Wine Trading Company): Dark core. French Syrah aromatics-violet and high toned thyme and fennel. Big wine but hardly viscous; in fact, pretty gritty texture. Lean black fruit, some brett, and a wave of herbs and tannin gives this a grippy, green finish. You can see its Cornas origins, and if you don't appreciate that sort of underlying structure, you're not likely to adore this wine. I much preferred the balance of some of the less expensive, less serious wines today. (1559 views) | | | Tasted by xwine on 12/27/2012: Opened and poured a sample, then followed over the course of three hours. A real sense of minerals on the nose and palate, and the nose is quite floral (think violets), plenty of fine-grained tannins supporting lovely and lean dark fruit. As it opens up, it becomes a bit more plush, but never ripe or overbearing, just more forthcoming. This is very tasty and easy to drink. A stunningly good CdR. (1485 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Domaine Auguste Clape Producer website
U.S. Importer, actuallySyrah 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 MILLESIMESCôtes du Rhône Côtes du Rhône (Wikipedia) |
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