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“Winemaker Albéric Mazoyer continues to keep this estate at the top of the pyramid in Cornas. The winemaking is impeccable, with one foot in the past and one in the future, which is always a good sign. The 2015s are incredibly rich, unctuous beauties that are going to rival the 2009s and 2010s. Don’t miss them!” — Jeb Dunnock
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| 2015 Domaine Alain Voge Cornas Les Chailles $324 6pack
Syrah
95 Points Wine Spectator “An understated style, but focus and you’ll see just how lovely the cassis, cherry and raspberry flavors are, carried by riveting acidity and flecked with notes of powdered white pepper and violet. An iron girder drives the finish, pulling everything along. This is defined by pure, sleek cut. Best from 2020 through 2035.”
93 Points Vinous “Lurid ruby. Aromas of ripe dark berries and pungent flowers are lifted by intense mineral and peppery spice flourishes. Spicy and focused on the palate, offering intense blackberry and violet pastille flavors and salty olive and violet nuances. Puts on weight with air while maintaining vivacity. Finishes bright, smooth and impressively long, displaying excellent clarity, harmonious tannins and building spiciness.” — Josh Raynolds
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| 2015 Domaine Alain Voge Cornas Vieilles Vignes $492 6pack
Syrah
95-97 Points Wine Advocate “Also showing the incredible purity and elegance that's the hallmark of this estate, the 2015 Cornas les Vieilles Vignes comes from the La Côte and Mazards lieux-dits and is a bigger, richer, more mineral-laced version of the Les Chailles. Black raspberries, blueberries, crushed rocks, liquid violets, black olives and new saddle leather all flow to a full-bodied, rich, concentrated Cornas that has sweet tannins (but plenty of them), impeccable balance and a killer finish. Buy it by the case (there’s a little more than 1,000 cases made) and enjoy bottles over the coming 2-3 decades.”— Jeb Dunnuck
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| ******************** Domaine Alain Voge is a family-run winery based in Cornas and has over time built itself the reputation as a superstar of the appellation and its benchmark without doubt. Nothing but exceptional wine comes from this winery. Today, together with managing partner and winemaker Albéric Mazoyer, their heralded wines take centre stage on many tables around the world, they are wines known for grace and opulence that retain great purity of fruit while remaining soft in structure. Albéric is the driver behind moving the vineyards to organic and biodynamic farming.
The Les Chailles is aged all in neutral oak, and while the least expensive of Voge's cuvées, it's no lightweight and has serious levels of concentration and depth. It normally drinks well on release but can be kept for a decade or more.
A tighter, more structured wine, the Cornas Vieilles Vignes comes from a mix of old vines from across Voge's holdings. The average vine age is 30-90 years. This blockbuster-styled Cornas has more tannic structure than the les Chailles, but doesn't skimp on fruit or texture. |
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