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Cornas

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Aromatically interesting now, though still on the fruit, a melange of forest berries, with leather and fresh mushrooms in the background. Rounded, generous in body and texture, with fruit starting to recede a little. Plenty of salinity however, a big reserve of minerality and a herbal base. Not a hugely complex vintage, but a fresh one, that's drinking well now. More spice and earth than fruit. Good tension still. From lieux-dits Combe, Patou, La Côte, Tézier, Mazards, Chaillot, old vines of Chapelle St Pierre (the same plots for the cuvée Les Chailles, but further up the slopes). Racked in May, bottled in June, released in the autumn. 20% whole bunch, three weeks maceration, 20 months in oak, 10%-15% new. Less sunny here than in the southern Rhône in 2007, with a very big harvest, so a relatively lighter style. No  Vieilles Fontaines made in 2007, so this contains the fruit from that vineyard.

Syrah / Shiraz

Domaine Alain Voge, Les Vieilles Vignes, Cornas, Rhône, France, 2007

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Aromatically interesting now, though still on the fruit, a melange of forest berries, with leather and fresh mushrooms in the ba

Domaine Alain Voge, Les Vieilles Vignes, Cornas, 2007

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