Domaine Alain Voge: Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes 2017

ØKOLOGISK

: Syrah 100%

: rød, tør; 14,5% Vol.; Drikkemoden: 2023–2047

: frisk og syrlig; voluminøs og kraftfuld; rig på tanniner

: Lobenberg: 98/100; Jeb Dunnuck: 97/100; Decanter: 96/100; Wine Enthusiast: 96/100

: Frankrig, Rhone, Det nordlige Rhône

: Allergener: Sulfitter,

Tapperi / Importør: Domaine Alain Voge, 4 Impasse de l'equerre, 07130 Cornas, FRANKREICH

Vi modtog 2017-årgangen i slutningen af 2026 som en »Late Release« fra vingårdens skatkammer, perfekt lagret. Naturligvis 100 procent Syrah, økologisk vinavl, spontan gæring med 50 procent hele druer. 50 procent er modnet på nye træfade. Allerede i den mørke, frugtige duft udstråler vinen en storslået harmoni. Fyldig mørk kirsebær, morbær, Darjeeling-te, oliven, maltagtig, samt slåen. Der er ganske vist også urter, laurbær og enebær, men alt sammen i en frugtig ramme. Denne næsten fede frugt er trods det maskuline strejf tydeligt rund, med koncentreret skovjordbær understøttet af slåen og surkirsebær. I munden hele Cornas-spektret fra laurbær til oliven, fra lakrids til chokolade og brændt kød, tjære. Violer og lavendel med fennikel og anis. Utrolig markant. Den røde, tætte frugt binder det hele meget godt sammen. En kraftfuld vin med vidunderlig harmoni, der har brug for tid.

Jeb Dunnuck om: Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes

The 2017 Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes is cut from the same mold yet has a touch more tannins as well as mid-palate density. Notes of crème de cassis, blueberries, camphor, toasted spice, and smoked game all soar from the glass, and it's full-bodied, power-packed, yet elegant and seamless on the palate. Its wealth of fruit largely conceals plenty of underlying structure, and while it's already fun to taste, give bottles 4-5 years and enjoy over the following 10-15 years or more. The old vine cuvée comes from the Combe, Patou, La Côte, Les Mazards, and Chaillot lieu-dits, from 60+-year-old vines, was 80% destemmed and spent 20 months in 15-20% new French oak. 97/100

Decanter om: Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes

Vines with an average age of 60 years from lieux-dits Combe, Patou, La Côte, Les Mazards and Chaillot provide the fruit for this Cornas. It spends 20 months in barriques, around 20% new. There are multiple layers to the aromatic palate: rosemary, thyme, herbal bitters, blackberry, blackcurrant and loganberry. A medium-bodied, concentrated but unforced wine with no excessive extraction, a subtly spiced finish and sinewy, brushed tannins. Detailed, focussed, structured and textural, this is captivating and true to its terroir.96/100

Wine Enthusiast om: Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes

Old vines averaging 60years and long oak maturation (20% in new oak) lend spicy, sweet notes of cinnamon toast and clove to deeply concentrated black plum and blackberry WINEMAG.COM |53flavors in this wine. It’s a creamy Syrah, balanced by tart cassis acidity and ripe but firm, lingering tannins. Delicious already, the wine should show even better from 2022and improve through 2037. 96/100

Galloni om: Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes

Opaque ruby. An exotically perfumed bouquet displays powerful aromas of black and blue fruit preserves, incense, peony and olive paste. Palate-staining blackberry, boysenberry, fruitcake and floral pastille flavors deepen steadily on the back half. Gains weight and sweetness with air, finishing with a jolt of smoky minerality, sneaky tannins and outstanding persistence. 95/100

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