LIRAC
2010 La Dame Rousse Domaine de la Mordorée
| Grapes | Syrah, Grenache |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Rhône |
| District | Southern Rhône |
| Village | Lirac |
| ABV | 13% |
Christophe Delorme's Syrah and Grenache blend tops the charts among the village Liracs by some way. Rich and packed with fruit this has the tell-tale 2010 silky feel and expressive brightness. The perfect foil for all your autumn game dishes, it's even got a woodcock on the label. L&S (Feb 2012)
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The 2010 Lirac La Dame Rousse, which is an equal-parts blend of Grenache and Syrah from 40-year-old vines. This is a blockbuster Lirac and one of the reference points for the appellation. (The greatest Lirac made, the Mordoree La Reine des Bois, is over $40.00, but the 2010 is rated 95 for those want to spend the money). The 2010 Lirac La Dame Rousse is a knock-out wine. Opaque ruby/purple, with notes of graphite, blackberry and black currant fruit along with hints of raspberries, roasted meats, licorice and forest floor, this is a powerful Chateauneuf du Pape look-alike that sells for a remarkably fair price. Drink it over the next decade. Rating: 92 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (Feb 2014)
Domaine de la Mordorée
Started in 1986 by the Delorme family, Domaine de la Mordorée has become one of the top estates in the Rhône, with arguably the most consistent quality. The word 'Mordorée', literally 'bronze' or 'golden-brown' is one of the many poetic names for a woodcock, the symbol of the domaine. Other such names include the cuvée names - 'La Belle Voyageuse' (the beautiful traveller), and 'La Dame Rousse' (the russet lady). Founding winemaker Christophe Delorme's objective was to be unintrusive and maintain total respect for his terroir and the fruit it produces, striving to achieve a perfect balance between concentration, terroir and balance.
The domaine consists of 55 Hectares, on 38 different parcels, providing a rich, wide range of soils and micro-climates. The whole domaine has been certified organic since 2007.
Following Christophe's untimely death in 2015, his wife and daughter, Madeleine and Ambre, have taken on the running of the domaine, ably assisted by Rémy Chauvet, who was the cellarmaster under Christophe. As Jeb Dunnuck has put it in the Wine Advocate, 'the estate is obviously still in incredibly capable hands'.
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