ABV
13%
Body
full
Sweetness
dry
Price
premium
Auguste Clape Cornas
오귀스트 클라프 코르나스
Wine / Still Red Wine — Cornas, Northern Rhône, France
A bottle with a stronger personality — memorable if you like it, a little intense if you do not.
Leaves more weight on the palate
Helps richer or fried foods feel less heavy after each bite
Slower dinners, richer food, and evenings that want more focus
full body gives the pairing its weight
dry sweetness changes how salt, fat, and spice land
blackcurrant, olive_tapenade, iron are the leading flavor cues to follow
INTERPRETATION
What this drink feels like in plain language
A stronger, more character-led drink that opens up the slower you sit with it.
FIT
Who it fits
- • People who want more presence, depth, and a slower pace
- • People who prefer a cleaner, drier finish over sweetness
- • People who actively like smoke, peat, or maritime intensity
CAUTION
Who may want to be careful
- • People who get tired quickly from heavier textures
- • Beginners who prefer clean, floral, or softer profiles
SCENE
When it works especially well
- • Slower dinners, richer food, and evenings that want more focus
- • Rainy nights, slow sipping, and more contemplative pours
What to Eat with Auguste Clape Cornas?
Here are the food directions that fit Auguste Clape Cornas based on aroma and texture cues.
Current analysis layers: 0 volatile and 0 nonvolatile compounds.
PAIRING CUE
Red meat
PAIRING CUE
Aged cheese
PAIRING CUE
Long dinner
WHY IT WORKS
- • Helps richer or fried foods feel less heavy after each bite
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NEXT STEP
If this bottle caught your eye, these are good next moves
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If the current bottle sounds right but you want less weight or pressure, this is the easier next step.
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If you want to go bolder
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If you like the current direction, this is the lane to push further into more presence or a sharper signature.
EDITORIAL NOTE
Our take
Utility-first bottle intelligence for food pairing, dinner planning, gifting, and regional availability checks. Start with the taste shape, then move to where it fits.
ABV
13%
Body
full
Sweetness
dry
Price
$$$$premium
Flavor Profile
Taxonomy
Still Red Wine
Red wine grouped by skin contact, tannin architecture, acidity, and regional appellation logic.
Category Taste Grid
Wine markers
Representative Compounds
Still Red Wine
- beta_damascenone - red-fruit lift and maturity amplifier
- rotundone - pepper note in syrah-like reds
- tannin_polyphenols - grip and structure from skins, seeds, and oak
- vanillin - sweet oak tone in barrel-aged examples
Wine
- ethyl_hexanoate - apple and pineapple ester lift in young white and sparkling wine
- isoamyl_acetate - banana and pear ester note in some young or carbonic styles
- beta_damascenone - baked apple, floral, and red-fruit amplifier in mature wine
- linalool - floral terpene in aromatic whites
- rotundone - black pepper marker in syrah and some cool-climate reds
- sotolon - curry, nut, and oxidative note in some fortified or aged wines
Legal and Protected Name Context
Still Red Wine
Protected names
Country: EU / major appellation markets
Authority: PDO/PGI and national appellation bodies
Law: AOC, DOCG, DOC, DO, and comparable origin systems
Focus: grape eligibility, yields, oak or aging rules, protected place names
Wine
Protected names
Country: European Union
Authority: European Union wine regime
Law: Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and related GI rules
Focus: PDO/PGI protection, labeling, grape-product definitions, origin-led categories
Country: France
Authority: INAO
Law: AOC/AOP framework
Focus: appellation hierarchy, permitted grapes, yield, regional protection
Country: Italy
Authority: Italian wine appellation law
Law: DOCG/DOC/IGT framework
Focus: origin hierarchy and production rules
Country: Spain
Authority: Spanish wine appellation law
Law: DOCa/DO/IGP framework
Focus: origin hierarchy and consejo regulador control
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Chemical Profile
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Frequently Asked Questions
What food goes well with Auguste Clape Cornas?
Auguste Clape Cornas pairs well with foods that share aroma cues such as blackcurrant, olive_tapenade, iron. The full body and dry sweetness help it land well with savory, richer dishes.
What does Auguste Clape Cornas taste like?
Auguste Clape Cornas is a Wine in the Still Red Wine family with 13% ABV. Expect a full body, dry sweetness, and flavor cues such as blackcurrant, olive_tapenade, iron, violet, smoke.
How much does Auguste Clape Cornas cost?
Auguste Clape Cornas usually sits in the premium price range for Wine. Actual shelf price varies by retailer and region.