Clape Auguste

Clape Auguste, France - Rhône

There are some good winegrowers, but only a few great ones, and the Clape family is one of the best of the great ones. Auguste Clape was one of the first in the region to bottle his own wines instead of selling the grapes to a cooperative. Auguste's son Pierre-Marie and his grandson Oliver Clape have since put the name of the Cornas appellation on the map - and added their own to the wish list of every wine lover on planet earth, along with that of Alain Voges. The work in the Clapes vineyard is exemplary and yet it takes courage to let the fruit hang in the fall until optimal ripeness and then transform it into great wines in the most traditional way. Without any frills. Come with us on a journey to the cradle of Syrah!