Domaine Auguste Clape, Syrah, Côtes du Rhône, Northern Rhône, France 2019 natural loving care of each vine

loving care of each vine and its soil

The Bench is managed with no-tillage and planted with permanent cover crops that include a grass blend of ryegrass

Aromas of dried fruits

not to mention the five premier cru parcels they farm in Meursault and Monthelie

These various blocks of plots present very different terroirs

Domaine Auguste Clape, Syrah, Côtes du Rhône, Northern Rhône, France 2019 natural loving care of each vineThe Ctes du Rhne is crafted from a selection of young vine Cornas and older Syrah on deeper clay soils just outside the appellation. Sturdy and mineral driven, it tastes like the grapes were prompted, gently but insistently, to eke out the pure essence of Syrah. It can be enjoyed young, but has enough density and chewy flesh to age for up to a decade.