Lirac Rouge , Cuvée Marie, 2015, 2** COUP DE COEUR Once again this year, the Dubois family has been showered with stars, and won no less than two "Coup de Coeur" awards. First place goes to this pure Grenache from century-old hand-harvested vines, with an intense
Read More"Near Rochefort-du-Gard, the Dom. La Loyâne is part of a natural area once known as a "wolves' den". Côtes-du-rhône and côtes-du-rhône-villages rub shoulders with highly expressive liracs, the fruit of the Dubois family's remarkable hard work. In 1994, an accountant who had worked as a tobacconist
Read MoreCôtes du Rhône Rouge, Cuvée BONHEUR 2016, 3 *** " An aptly named cuvée, born of a classic blend of grenache (70%) and syrah. A wine that confirms, if confirmation were needed, the steady progress of this estate, which in the space of twenty years
Read MoreLirac Rouge 2015, 92/100 "a great find during our blind tasting among 46 Liracs was Domaine La Lôyane , Lirac 2015, with its intoxicating aromas of cherry and chocolate. This full-bodied, woody, tannin-rich wine finishes with floral notes of cherry and vanilla. It's a
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