Côtes du Rhône rouge, cuvée Bonheur 2023, 2 stars Coup de Cœur "Born of 40-year-old vines and a clay-limestone matrix with rolled pebbles, this Grenache-Syrah duo in equal measure makes a stunning wine, full of nuances, from the shimmering carmine-red color to the bouquet, which happily
Read MoreLirac 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
Read MoreCôtes du Rhône Rouge, Cuvée TRADITION 2015, 2 **, € 1.50 " A traditional blend of Grenache (60%), Syrah (30%) and Mourvèdre for a beautiful Côtes du Rhône classic and a worthy representative of a great vintage. Intense chocolate nuances appear on the nose, soon
Read MoreCuvée Elie 2019, Lirac Red 3 stars *** " A metronome's regularity for this Guide regular, who signs an Elie vintage on a par with 2018, always exquisitely powerful and restrained. The nose is striking for its concentration of black fruits, spices and resin. Structured,
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