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Red
1996 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas
Syrah
- France
- Rhône
- Northern Rhône
- Cornas
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Community Tasting Notes 91
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Jamieson12o Likes this wine: 93 points
February 29, 2024 - Syrah - Rhone vs SA - Cabotte with the NLWTS (Cabotte): Funny nose; generously tertiary with some sweet redder fruit still showing. Again quite austere on the palate; tennis still present but lovely and integrated. Plenty of fruit and life left, albeit not ‘generous’. Still feels like it could do with a bit of time, amazingly.
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oenanthe Likes this wine: 90 points
February 29, 2024 - Syrah at Cabotte with the TWS North London Group (Cabotte, London): Very dark red. Quite earthy and meaty on the nose, and for a wine approaching 30 years old absurdly tight still, as austere as they come. With a bit of swishing it gets going a little, some red fruit peeks out, but so so stern. This is a wine that I have absolutely no idea where it might go, and whether its best years are ahead of it or now a long way behind?
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lozatron Likes this wine:
February 29, 2024 - Syrah - N Rhone vs SA with the N London Crew; 2/29/2024-3/1/2024 (La Cabotte): Purple colour - still looks young! On the nose - surprisingly intense fruit, raspberry maybe? Would be hard to spot as Cornas but still a lovely wine. It is later revealed that this was served will by being served first - compared to later (and humbler) offerings this seems dilute - like a bourgogne rouge rather than a grand cru.
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Darthmoomoo wrote: 100 points
February 23, 2024 - Flawless. So expressive and still fresh
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Vini Ciclismo Likes this wine: 92 points
August 5, 2023 - 1996 Rhone and Burgundy (Bronte): deep colour
dark berry and tar spice fragrance
sweet red and dark berries, a strong seam of dark spice, elegant approach followed by good acid and tannins to close, good structure, classic style.
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Pro Reviews 4
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By Josh Raynolds
Domaine A. Clape Cornas: 2012–1987 (Dec 2020), 12/1/2020 (link)(Domaine A. Clape Cornas Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Matt Walls
Domaine Clape, Cornas vertical, 3/9/2020 (link)(Domaine Clape, Cornas, Rhône, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Hemming, MW
11/6/2017 (link)(Auguste Clape Cornas Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
January/February 1999, IWC Issue #82 (link)(Domaine Auguste & Pierre-Marie Clape Cornas) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1996
- Type Red
- Producer Domaine Auguste Clape
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Northern Rhône
- Appellation Cornas
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 5 (1%)
- In Cellars 213 (48%)
- Consumed 227 (51%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerDomaine Auguste Clape
- VarietySyrah
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhône
- SubRegionNorthern Rhône
- AppellationCornas
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- AppellationCornas