2020 LIRAC Rouge Cuvée de la Reine des Bois Domaine de la Mordorée, Lea & Sandeman

LIRAC

2020 Rouge Cuvée de la Reine des Bois Domaine de la Mordorée

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Grapes Mourvèdre, Grenache, Syrah
Colour Red
Origin France, Rhône
Other Certified Organic
District Southern Rhône
Village Lirac
ABV 15.5%

2020 Lirac Reine des Bois Grenache, Syrah, Mouverdre 15% in barrel 15.5% Brighter riper fruits, the Mouverdre is def in play, extra complexity, good weight of fruit, texture and balance, a touch of dried herb, garrigue, pepper and licorice all bound together with dark red fruits - superb L&S (Jul 2022)

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Blending roughly one-third each of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, the 2020 Lirac Blanc La Reine des Bois is delightful. Ripe black cherry, licorice, forest strawberry and iodine are all pushed forward. Medium-bodied and spot-on in balance, the 2020 concludes with a refreshing finish and can be enjoyed until 2030. It was aged for one year in a combination of old oak barrique and stainless-steel tanks in equal proportions. Drinking range: 2024 - 2030 Rating: 90 Nicholas Greinacher - Vinousmedia.com (Jun 2024)

Fragrant nose of black and blue berries, together with delicate notes of licorice, sandalwood and bergamot. Rich and concentrated, but decisively dry. The fine tannins have a wonderful bitter-chocolate flavor and drive this full-bodied wine over the palate with astonishing briskness. Very long, powdery finish with plenty of spicy complexity. A cuvee of grenache, syrah and mourvedre. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drink or hold. Rating: 94 Stuart Pigott, JamesSuckling.com (May 2023)

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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