Alain Voge 'Les Chailles' Cornas 2021

Since its inception, several generations ago, Domaine Alain Voge has always been a family domain located in Cornas. In 1958, Alain Voge joined his father to work on the small typical farm. He decided to specialise in wine.

At the time, it was an audacious decision: despite their history, the Cornas and Saint Peray appellations were forgotten sleeping beauties. Very quickly, he extended the vineyards in places which had remained uncultivated over the last 30 years and developed the sales of his bottled wines. Supported by his wife Eliane, he visited the best national and regional restaurants to make his wines known.

Thanks to their quality and to Alain Voge’s creative approach, the domain’s reputation has rapidly increased. Yesterday, as today and tomorrow, our philosophy is to practice a hand made viticulture on the slopes of the Rhône right bank, dedicated to Syrah and Marsanne. Our wines are the expression of their terroir, for the pleasure of lovers, all over the world.Alain Voge's commitment to quality has earned international acclaim, and his deep understanding of the vineyards is reflected in the exceptional wines produced by the estate. The focus at Domaine Alain Voge is on carefully tending vineyards with low-yielding, old vines, resulting in concentrated and expressive grapes.

The younger vine cuvée from this great estate is the 2021 Cornas Les Chailles, which is from a mix of terroirs. Its deeper ruby hue is followed by a solid perfume of ripe blackberries, red plums, ground pepper, and flowery incense. This carries to a medium-bodied Cornas with bright acidity, a supple, layered mouthfeel, and just ripe tannins. It should be an outstanding wine and certainly does well in the vintage.

• Organic certification for the vines and wine since the 2016 vintage and biodynamic methods used.

• Syrah vines trained and pruned in the Gobelet style and supported by stakes.

• Harvests picked manually.

• The majority of grapes de-stemmed.

• Fermentation with natural yeasts and maceration for several weeks in stainless steel vats, with cap-punching and pumping-over done twice a day.

• Maturation in 228-litre barrels for 18 months; no new wood.

• Amount of sulphite reduced: a total of 52 mg/l of SO2 (100 mg/l authorised in organic winemaking).

• Production: 16.895 bottles / 249 magnums.

• Ageing potential: 10 years.