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Alain Voge Cornas Vieilles Fontaines 2015  - First Bottle

Reviews

96-98 Jeb Dunnuck -
Not yet bottled, the flagship 2015 Cornas Les Vieilles Fontaines comes from a tiny parcel of very old vines and granite soils and is brought up in 25% new barrels. Its inky purple color is followed by a terrific perfume of blackberry liqueur, blueberries, ground herbs, new saddle leather and violets. Deep, rich and concentrated, with a classic, focused style, it has terrific purity of fruit, ripe, polished tannin and a big finish. It's not the biggest example of this cuvée, yet it's perfectly balanced, elegant and seamless.
97 Wine Spectator -
This has the density and power that is the hallmark of the vintage, with melted licorice snap and tar notes draped over a large-scale core of fig, blackberry and black currant paste flavors. The brooding finish shows a warm cast-iron accent streaking through. Best from 2022 through 2038. 550 cases made.
96 Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate -
Only produced in top vintages (this is the first since 2012), the 2015 Cornas Vieilles Fontaines comes from 80-year-old vines within the La Fontaine lieu-dit. It`s a tough wine to evaluate at this stage, as it`s quite closed and reticent on the nose, showing some crushed-stone notes and typical granite-based austerity, but on the palate it shows great purity of fruit and vigor. It`s full-bodied but tight-laced, focused on driving through the long finish like a thoroughbred down the stretch. Give it at least 5 years in the cellar. -- Joe Czerwinski in Issue #234, Dec 2017

Technical Details

  • BlendSyrah
  • WinemakerAlberic Mazoyer
  • CountryFrance
  • RegionRhone
  • AppellationCornas
  • Farming MethodOrganic and Biodynamic

Alain Voge Cornas Vieilles Fontaines 2015

Syrah Blends  |  France
JD96-98, WS97, WA96

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The tete de cuvee from a legend in the best vintage in decades... you might want this for your cellar. Not much to go around.

About the Producer

Alain Voge and his wife Elaine have been estate-bottling Cornas since the 1950s. With over 70 parcels totaling seventeen acres that are farmed organically and biodynamically, Alain Voge is one of the hottest producers in the region. Despite Parker, Spectator and Dunnuck calling them some of the finest wines made in the world, the Voges remain humble and the kind of people you wish could be your grandparents. Alberic Mazoyer is the consulting winemaker and has further refined these incredible expressions of the granitic terroir.