2023 Domaine Auguste Clape, Cornas, Renaissance Region_Niederosterreich Dominique Lafon’s wines are quite

Dominique Lafon’s wines are quite styled and really speak to their winemakers but also somehow manage to be great representations of their respective terroirs

effusive and layered

In Clos des Ducs it shows the vineyard’s hallmark architecture: depth

the structure is polished and firm

2023 Domaine Auguste Clape, Cornas, Renaissance Region_Niederosterreich Dominique Lafon’s wines are quiteDomaine Auguste Clape remains the definitive standard bearer for traditional Cornas, relying on an uncompromising commitment to whole cluster, native yeast fermentation in concrete tanks followed by long aging in neutral foudres. Sourced from the estates younger Syrah vines planted in the appellation's rugged, granitic slopes, the Renaissance cuve serves as a direct expression of these primary, mineral rich sites. The 2023 vintage delivered a return