Domaine Alain Voge Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes 2019 (Northern Rhone, France) - [JD 97] [WS 96,

Domaine Alain Voge Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes 2019
(Northern Rhone, France) - [JD 97] [WS 96, #95 of '22] [VM 95] [DM 93] [WA 92]

Name: Domaine Alain Voge Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes 2019 (Northern Rhone, France) - [JD 97] [WS 96, #95 of '22] [VM 95] [DM 93] [WA 92]
Brand: WINE WAREHOUSE
SKU: 167120
Price: 89.97 USD
Availability: InStock

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JD97 WS96 VM95 DM93 WA92

Size

750 ml

Quantity

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Notes from the winemaker:
This is our classic wine. The oldest of the Domain’s wines, it was created during the 1970s to highlight the long-standing family vineyard. Vines for this wine are located in the heart of the appellation, facing those we first replanted. Les Vieilles Vignes is a wine that reflects our history and our winemaking know-how.

Terroir: Situated on slopes at an altitude of approximately 200 metres, facing South-South-East, the vines of our classic wine are on average 60 years old. Their roots delve deep down into old, worn granite rock, called gores locally.

Vintage: For the third year in a row, it was a hot and dry season, but less early than the two before. The hydric deficit and heats that blocked the maturities on some sensitive plots, have been compensated by two beautiful rains at the end of the season. Light powdery mildew pressure on all the vineyard. It should be noted that the historical terroir of Saint-Péray (old Marsanne vines on clay- limestone soils) shows excellent capabilities in heatwave conditions. The quality of harvest was very good at the end, normal quantities, and very beautiful juices after the winemaking.

100% SYRAH

Maturation in 228-litre barrels for 24 months, with 15% to 20% new barrels.

Ratings & Reviews

97 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:
"The 2019 Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes is similarly inky colored and has a classic nose of plums, Asian spices,sandalwood, and iron. Medium to full-bodied, with good acidity and ripe tannins, it doesn't have the sheer weight, richness, or girth of the Vieilles Fontaines, yet it's certainly a more classic Cornas that will be approachable with just 3-4 years of bottle age yet evolve for twenty years if you're so inclined." (Feb 2022)

96 Points & #95 Top 100 2022 - Wine Spectator Magazine:
"This is packed with succulent cherry, plum paste and blackberry fruit flavors that show hints of mulled spice, dried anise, singed tobacco and sweet tapenade as they move through. A mouthwatering mineral edge extends the lengthy finish. Cellar patiently, then serve with game for the full seduction. Best from 2024 through 2038. 1,265 cases made, 225 cases imported." - JM (July 2022)

95 Points - Vinous Media:
"Vivid purple. Displays expansive, finely detailed aromas of blueberry, kirsch, black pepper, violet and exotic spices, with hints of olive and cola in the background. Fleshy and broad in the mouth, offering deeply concentrated black and blue fruit preserve, smoky bacon and floral pastille flavors that are lifted and brightened by a building mineral nuance. Chewy and appealingly sweet on the strikingly persistent finish, which features youthfully chewy tannins and resonating florality. 2028-2038." - Josh Raynolds (12/22)

93 Points - Decanter Magazine:
"Ripe fruit on the nose with a touch of roasted spice embedded into the fruit. Full-bodied, mouth-coating ripe fruit and ripe tannin. The acidity is remarkably high and well balanced. The alcohol, however, does peep out just a touch. Tannins are not quite as velvety as the 2020, and there's a touch of dryness. But nonetheless this is very good for the vintage. From lieux-dits Combe, Patou, La Côte, Tézier, Mazards, Chaillot, old vines of Chapelle St Pierre (the same plots for the cuvée Les Chailles, but further up the slopes). Racked in May, bottled in June, released in the autumn. 20% whole bunch, three weeks maceration, 20 months in oak, 10%-15% new." - Matt Walls (Jan 2022)

92 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"The 2019 Cornas Vieilles Vignes is a classic rendering of Cornas, with hints of crushed stone, mint, blueberries and red berries on the nose. It's medium to full-bodied, velvety and concentrated enough, yet it's not overbearing or heavy; it’s just deliciously drinkable and will drink well for more than a decade. Tasted twice (once blind), with consistent notes." - JC (Jan 2022)