Domaine Auguste Clape, Syrah, Cornas, Northern Rhône, France 2021 noinventory Medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins

Medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins

then co-fermented with 50 percent Chardonnay for a balanced flavor

Its five-step distillation begins in a copper-pot still with a fine selection of the very best grains

Originally labeled simply as "Sancerre"

passion fruit and guava make this wine absolutely delicious

Domaine Auguste Clape, Syrah, Cornas, Northern Rhône, France 2021 noinventory Medium-bodied with fine-grained tanninsClapes Cornas is produced from a collection of old vine parcels from the very best lieux dits in the appellation including Sabarotte, La Cte, and Reynard. In these strikingly steep sites, gnarled head trained Syrah vines must send their roots deep into poor granite soils for survival. The old vine fruit is vinified without destemming and aged in large, ancient wooden casks in the family cellars. It produces a majestically dark and brooding Cornas,