1999 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas

Community Tasting Notes (92) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  11/12/2023 - 14Frimaire wrote:

  Absolutely singing, but it took four hours in the decanter to open up. Tannins struck me as strangely Bordelais, but overall package is unmistakably of its place. Beautiful restraint with all that power.

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  9/6/2023 - d'Artagnan wrote: 95 Points

  Dégustation verticale du Cornas du domaine Clape (Restaurant Les Mômes): Nez de tapenade et fruit noir.
  Belle fraîcheur, c’est encore jeune et puissant mais l’équilibre est très bon. À l'aveugle, je lui aurait donné dix ans de moins!
  
  La bouche évoque l’encre et les mûres, la tapenade. Il est excellent, mais ses tanins sont moins fins que ceux des plus jeunes. 93 pts initialement, puis 95 pts lorsque pris avec la côte de bœuf qu’il accompagnait à merveille, la viande arrondissant la structure. Excellent.

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  2/28/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 95 Points

  An absolute highlight of the night. Black cherry throughout with roasted meat and an elegant structural throughline. While classically Cornas in flavors, this was also wonderfully polished and nearly elegant.

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  2/28/2023 - acyso wrote: 95 Points

  Dujac and Moreau come to town (Chicago, IL): Outstanding bottle. Very stylistically different from Allemand, but very much classic old-school, rustic syrah. Not too dirty though; the rusticity comes more from the structure than anything. Lots of fruit -- a mix of red and black -- and plenty of the requisite olive and meat notes. Comes off a bit brooding; this has a lot of gas left in the tank.

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  11/24/2022 - rlove wrote: 92 Points

  The 1999 Clape Cornas is again excellent tonight, age having tamed but not erased its savage, savory nature. Blackberry, menthol, and bloody game preludes a softening palate with surprising lightness carrying full-bodied dark fruit flavors. Very good.

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