Domaine Alain Voge Cornas Les Chailles 2005 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2005 Domaine Alain Voge Cornas Les Chailles is a 100% Syrah red wine from the Cornas appellation in the Rhône Valley. This Les Chailles cuvée received a score of 17/20 from Jancis Robinson, with a suggested drinking window from 2008 to 2012. Critics describe a rich and deep wine with black fruits, a floral touch, fine and rounded tannins, freshness, and good length.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Rhone
- Appellation
- Cornas
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Alain Voge
- Cuvée
- Les Chailles
- Millésime
- 2005
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Syrah
Domaine Alain Voge
Domaine Alain Voge is a family-run estate based in Cornas, on the northern right bank of the Rhône, where it also cultivates vines in the Saint-Péray, Saint-Joseph and Côtes-du-Rhône appellations. Its 13-hectare vineyard is managed using organic and biodynamic farming methods. The estate is currently run by Lionel Fraisse, whilst Laurent Martin is in charge of winemaking.
- Owner
- Famille Voge
- Maître de chais
- Laurent Martin
- Surface (ha)
- 13.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 80 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The estate has been owned by the Voge family for several generations and has been part of the Cornas wine-growing heritage since the early 20th century. In 1958, Alain Voge joined his father on a farm that was then focused on mixed farming, a nursery and livestock breeding. He gradually began to refocus the business on viticulture, replanting previously abandoned slopes and developing on-estate bottling. From the late 1970s onwards, he devoted increasing attention to viticulture and began selling his wines directly to the public. In 1980, he chose to devote himself exclusively to winemaking. Between 1979 and 2000, he played a part in the replanting of several Cornas vineyards and developed barrel-aged still wines from Saint-Péray. SARL Alain Voge was established in 2004 with Albéric Mazoyer as managing partner; the transition to organic farming began in 2006, starting with the white grape vines in Saint-Péray. Lionel Fraisse joined the estate in 2012, then took over as manager in 2018 following Albéric Mazoyer’s retirement. The entire vineyard has been certified organic since 2016 and is managed according to biodynamic principles. Alain Voge passed away in September 2020. The estate remains family-owned, with Lionel Fraisse as estate manager and Laurent Martin as cellar master.
Les Chailles
Les Chailles is a 100% Syrah Cornas from several lieux-dits located at the foot of the slopes. The estate presents this cuvée as an entry point to discover its range and Cornas Syrah. It reaches its peak sooner than its other Cornas cuvées.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2003
- Style of the cuvée
- A blended Cornas designed to be more accessible and require fewer years of cellaring than the estate's other Cornas cuvées, while retaining the expression of local Syrah.
- Position within the range
- An entry-level cuvée within the estate's Cornas range, intended for an earlier discovery of its style.
Histoire de la cuvée
Prior to the 2003 vintage, this wine had no specific name and served as the estate's generic cuvée. It was named Les Chailles starting with the 2003 vintage.
