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Alain Voge, Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes 2000
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Like Clape's Cornas, this has typicity all over its stinky, bretty but ultimately characteristic nose. The palate is very well-balanced with layers of black leathery fruit. Nice grainy texture, well-knit tannins with a blackberry and undergrowth finish. Has a sense of naturalness that others lack. Superb, with cellaring potential to boot. Tasted May 2006.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
The tightly-knit, inky/purple-colored 2000 Cornas Vieilles Vignes reveals sweet aromas of liquid stones, white flowers, blackberries, and cassis with a hint of wood in the background. This offering admirably reveals the appellation’s terroir. Well-endowed and muscular with abundant tannin, this pure, impeccably made Cornas will be at its finest between 2006-2014. Importer: New Castle Imports, Myrtle Beach, SC; tel. (843) 448-9463
About the Producer
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. It was founded many generations ago but was blessed with the talented beginnings in winemaking by Alain himself in 1958. Alain tore up the rule book, updated the winemaking techniques of his father, expanded the vineyards and began bottling his wines himself. With over 70 parcels of vines totaling seven hectares, it is no wonder that Alain Voge sometimes seems distracted. Half in jest, he says that the reason he harvests so late is to figure out which vines are his. He spent some time under Albéric Mazoyer, manager and associate of Alain Voge from 2004-2018, before progressing further and making a start in organic production. Thus, since 2013,the whole vineyard is run using biodynamic agriculture, where an artisan and entirely manual viticulture is practiced on the slopes of the Rhône’s rive droite. Since 2018,Lionel Fraissehas been at the helm. He continues to champion the sustainable winemaking of his predecessors.
