TNs: Vincent Paris, Pahlmeyer

[Jayson_Cohen]

@GregK - Funny sidenote, I see Clape as the power, not elegant at all, and Allemand the more elegant of the Cornas wines.

That’s interesting! To me Clape tends to be leaner and more structured while Allemand brings the power. Maybe I’ve just been drinking the solar vintages

You are both wrong. Verset was power. And intense fruit. And somehow elegant too. Neither Allemand nor Clape generally have that intensity and power. More elegant. But more drive / intensity in Allemand compared to Clape for me. The acid structure actually helps there and for me the oomph of Allemand compared to Clape is apparent in a side by side.

But we are sort of splitting hairs between two fine houses.

[Jayson_Cohen]

Also I remain unconvinced by Paris and Balthazar so far, though admittedly deprived of the Balthazar Chaillots to date.

[Robert.A.Jr]

Clape is power. At least that’s my take.

So where do you put Juge? I call it elegant rusticity, but that’s an oxymoron that works for me.

[Jayson_Cohen]

Clape is power. At least that’s my take.

So where do you put Juge? I call it elegant rusticity, but that’s an oxymoron that works for me.

Juge has its own category. Proximo a mi corazon. The Clos St Denis of Cornas?

[Greg_K]

@GregK - Funny sidenote, I see Clape as the power, not elegant at all, and Allemand the more elegant of the Cornas wines.

That’s interesting! To me Clape tends to be leaner and more structured while Allemand brings the power. Maybe I’ve just been drinking the solar vintages

You are both wrong. Verset was power. And intense fruit. And somehow elegant too. Neither Allemand nor Clape generally have that intensity and power. More elegant. But more drive / intensity in Allemand compared to Clape for me. The acid structure actually helps there and for me the oomph of Allemand compared to Clape is apparent in a side by side.

But we are sort of splitting hairs between two fine houses.

I agree, when drunk together, the Allemand is a more powerful wine while Clape is more structured. That’s why I think of them that way.

And I’m happy to agree with you about Verset - you should organize a Verset dinner and invite us so that we can confirm that statement.