2010 Cornas, Les Chailles, Domaine Alain Voge

The vines for this wine are located mainly in the lieus-dits of Chaillot and Les Reynards. The wine is fermented in stainless steel and then matured in cask for 10months. The 2010 is deep of colour, with a nose of smoked raspberry and peat, with cloves and violets providing an aromatic back-drop. The tannins are relatively tame, and the finish as warm as a Mediterranean evening.
Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer, February 2012

2010 marks a spectacular return to form for this excellent Domaine which is based in St Peray and which has been no stranger to BBR over the years. . From the more traditional end of the spectrum, which in terms of Cornas means wines of incalculable gravitas, the Voge wines are now vinified by Chapoutier alumnus, Albert Mazoyers, and have never been better...

Domaine Alain Voge

The 2010 Cornas Les Chailles, from a lieu-dit in the steep hills of Cornas, exhibits an opaque purple color as well as a beautiful bouquet of bacon fat, roasted meats, black raspberries, blackberries and hints of earth, crushed rocks and spring flowers. Full-bodied and rich, with zesty acidity and moderately high tannins, it requires 5-7 years of cellaring and should drink well over the following two decades. Voge has turned in extraordinary Cornas offerings in both 2009 and 2010. He is also one of the finest producers of dry St.-Peray, which compete with the top wines of that appellation now being produced by Stephane Robert. Voge’s 2010 Cornas may only be eclipsed by his 2009s. These wines are now being made by Albert Mazoyers, who worked for many years with Michel Chapoutier and is one of the most respected young wine producers in the northern Rhone. The spectacular 2009s may be the finest wines I have ever tasted from Alain Voge. (Robert Parker - Wine Advocate #197 Oct 2011)