Domaine Alain Voge
Les Chailles Cornas Syrah
Cornas, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Poured into a ship’s decanter about an hour before service. The 2015 “Les Chailles” pours a ruby color with a translucent core; moderate staining. On the nose, powerful intensity with developing red fruits, brambles, pomegranate, black fruits, orange zest, purple flowers and just a whiff of leather. Shaquille O’Neal is also there… as this wine is not “faking the funk on a nasty dunk”. Translation: this does have a feral quality to it but it’s just wonderful. On the palate, it’s bone dry, with medium+ tannin and acid. Medium alcohol. Long. Ass. Finish. Overall, you just want to drink this wine as there is just so much to like. That being said, this is still quite the baby…even if this is considered Voge’s “generic” Cornas. Drink now with some extended air (in hindsight, I would have audouzed the night before) but probably better after 2025. Easily has the stuffing to be enjoyable past 2030. NOTE: I left about one glass in the bottle and came back to it two nights later and it was still outstanding with only slight evolution. I suspect the aging potential of these wines is well beyond what is advertised.
Poured into a ship’s decanter about an hour before service. The 2015 “Les Chailles” pours a ruby color with a translucent core; moderate staining. On the nose, powerful intensity with developing red fruits, brambles, pomegranate, black fruits, orange zest, purple flowers and just a whiff of leather. Shaquille O’Neal is also there… as this wine is not “faking the funk on a nasty dunk”. Translation: this does have a feral quality to it but it’s just wonderful. On the palate, it’s bone dry, with medium+ tannin and acid. Medium alcohol. Long. Ass. Finish. Overall, you just want to drink this wine as there is just so much to like. That being said, this is still quite the baby…even if this is considered Voge’s “generic” Cornas. Drink now with some extended air (in hindsight, I would have audouzed the night before) but probably better after 2025. Easily has the stuffing to be enjoyable past 2030. NOTE: I left about one glass in the bottle and came back to it two nights later and it was still outstanding with only slight evolution. I suspect the aging potential of these wines is well beyond what is advertised.
Sep 1st, 2022
Post raucous dinner party score with minimal notes: Delicious. Softer and more accessible than a typical Cornas, great interplay of fruit and stony minerality.
Post raucous dinner party score with minimal notes: Delicious. Softer and more accessible than a typical Cornas, great interplay of fruit and stony minerality.
Jul 11th, 2022
Graphite and black fruit nose med body dense with flavors evolving after 1 hour decant. Great balance
Graphite and black fruit nose med body dense with flavors evolving after 1 hour decant. Great balance
May 31st, 2024
Great acidity, a bit of age, balanced, surprising that I like a Syrah
Great acidity, a bit of age, balanced, surprising that I like a Syrah
Jul 28th, 2019
Funky, gamey, blackpepper, white pepper, plum, blackberry pie. Lifted and perfumed. Tannins are dry and chalky, plum and blackberry carry through. Sit on this for 10 more years.
Funky, gamey, blackpepper, white pepper, plum, blackberry pie. Lifted and perfumed. Tannins are dry and chalky, plum and blackberry carry through. Sit on this for 10 more years.
Jul 24th, 2018Delicious. Paired well with lamb chops and baby food. Smooth and not overpowering.
Delicious. Paired well with lamb chops and baby food. Smooth and not overpowering.
Apr 24th, 2018
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Tyler had this 5 years ago
Tyler had this 5 years ago
Aug 23rd, 2019
