Author: laure

Lirac Rouge 2016, 90/100 "The 2016 Lirac Cuvee Marie is a selection of the estate's oldest vines (mainly centenarian Grenache) aged in demi-muids. Cola, plum and mulberry notes pick up hints of grilled meat in this medium to full-bodied effort, which come across as slightly open-knit

Côtes du Rhône, Cuvée Bonheur rouge 2022: "A cuvée that always features prominently in the guide, and that once again deserves its place. The very sunny vintage meant that we had to pick early (August 20) to preserve its youthful, fruity character. This tempting

Lirac Rouge 2013 3*** 16,5/20 " Superb garnet-purple color with a bluish disk of great brilliance. Deep and successfully blending aromas of spices, wild berries (cranberry, elderberry, blackberry) and light smokiness/toastiness, this complex bouquet invites tasting. The tight structure and volume on the palate reveal

Côtes du Rhône Blanc, cuvée TRADITION 2013, 2**, France " Established at the foot of the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce sanctuary in Rochefort du Gard, not far from the ancient marshes drained by the monks in the Middle Ages, this estate

Côtes du Rhône Rouge, Cuvée TRADITION 2012, 1*. "

Côtes du Rhône rouge, Cuvée TRADITION 2014, 2**, France " Half-grenache, half-syrah, this cuvée Tradition opens with pleasant, original scents of dried alpine hay, soon replaced on aeration by minty freshness and scents of iris. A floral side that also sets the (right) tempo on