Auguste Clape established the domaine in 1955, farming old Syrah vines on Cornas AOC granite terraces. Pierre-Marie Clape (third generation) continues the traditional whole-cluster fermentation and old-foudre aging.
Tasting: By appointment only at the family cellar in Cornas
Signature wines: clape-cornas
Tip: Wines are frequently released later than other Cornas producers; patience rewards with extraordinary mineral concentration.
Cornas artisan with cult status, producing old-vine Syrah from Chaillot (younger vines) and Reynard (centenarian-vine parcel) with zero intervention.
Tasting: No regular public visits. Allocation-only through importers.
Signature wines: allemand-cornas-reynard, allemand-cornas-chaillot
Tip: Production is tiny (under 1,000 cases of Reynard annually); bottles allocated through specialist importers only.
Rising star of Cornas farming granite terraces, producing age-worthy Syrah cuvees named after vine age: Granit 30 and Granit 60.
Tasting: By appointment at the domaine
Signature wines: paris-cornas-granit-30, paris-cornas-granit-60
Tip: The Granit 60 from old vines is a benchmark for granite-terroir Cornas at a fraction of the price of Clape or Allemand.