Olivier Clape of Domaine Clape sees 2023 as ‘like what we used to have,’ a return to wines of classical proportions compared to some of the very ripe, exaggerated wines of recent years.
‘OK, it’s rainy and you have to fight the mildew and everything, but in the end it’s worth it,’ says Clape.
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Top-scoring Cornas & St-Péray wines in 2023:
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{"wineId":"89729","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89730","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89731","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89732","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89733","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89734","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89735","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89739","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89740","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89741","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89742","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89743","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89744","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89745","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89746","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89747","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89748","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{}
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