Domaine Auguste Clape, Syrah, Côtes du Rhône, Northern Rhône, France 2019

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Domaine Auguste Clape, Syrah, Côtes du Rhône, Northern Rhône, France 2019The Ctes du Rhne is crafted from a selection of young vine Cornas and older Syrah on deeper clay soils just outside the appellation. Sturdy and mineral driven, it tastes like the grapes were prompted, gently but insistently, to eke out the pure essence of Syrah. It can be enjoyed young, but has enough density and chewy flesh to age for up to a decade.

he has championed the restoration of native Corsican varietals

The subsoil is a mixture of earth and flat volcanic rock which allows an extensive root system to develop

pure and positive throughout

losing popularity to larger and sweeter varieties

bright straw yellow with lime-green highlights

It is still produced today with the same ingredients and following the confidential recipe which remains a secret known only to the very few people in charge of the production process

then prepared for bottling

vibrant and finely-structured

with its predominantly clay and moderately chalky hillsides and plateaux

Mulberries and licorice appear on the nose

An elegant

In 1954 the mayor of Châteauneuf-du-Pape was quite perturbed and apprehensive that UFOs or "flying cigars" might do damage to their vineyards

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