2004 Cornas

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Cornas

Rhone

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Syrah/Shiraz

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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. While there have been plenty of high notes here over the past two decades, no wines I can think of match up to the 2005s sitting in Clape's deep, cold cave right now. Pierre-Marie Clape likens 2004 to 2000, "but with a greater expression of terroir," and thinks that 2005 "has the structure of 1995, mixed with a bit of the character of 2001. "Incidentally, Clape considers his 2003 to be "more 2003 than Cornas. "I had the chance to re-taste that vintage and it is a huge, almost porty wine with uncanny sweetness and weight. The parcel of old vines in Sabarotte that the Clapes purchased from Noel Verset in 2002 has begun to make a strong statement here, no doubt contributing to what I perceive to be a big jump in sweetness in the "classic" Cornas.

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According to Pierre-Marie Clape, "in 2003 the old vines were critical to preserving terroir character."By contrast, he said, 2004 was an ideal year, with conditions that will allow the Clapes to make "very classic wines with balance and focus."