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2009

Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas

Tasted 5 April 2016 Northern Rhône · Cornas

This was clearly not ready on the initial PnP, with tight, palate-puckering notes of chalky purple and red berry fruit, asphalt, wet hay, and earth.

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2018

Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas

Northern Rhône · Cornas

This needs a decade minimum to unwind. There are some higher register cherry notes, with salami, violets, and gravely soil barely peeking out, but it's mostly just primary red-purple "fruit" that is…

Reviewed 12 April 2026
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