Domaine Auguste Clape, Syrah, Cornas "Cuvée Renaissance" Northern Rhône, France 2019 noinventory an extremely backward nose but

an extremely backward nose but the class exudes from the start

aged fruit and buttery shortbread rounded off by caramel and a touch of oak

By vodka standards

they grow grapes from French pre-philloxera rootstocks

with notes of black olive

Domaine Auguste Clape, Syrah, Cornas "Cuvée Renaissance" Northern Rhône, France 2019 noinventory an extremely backward nose butMade from the domaines younger Cornas vines, Renaissance showcases top terroirs across the appellation in a slightly more accessible way than Clapes flagship bottling. Given the same treatmentvinified naturally with whole clusters and aged in old foudres for nearly two years before being bottled unfilteredit can be uncorked in its youth, although it certainly has the structure to age for many years. Replete with inky black fruit, black olive, and