Lirac "Antares", Dom. Duseigneur - 2015

Name: Lirac "Antares", Dom. Duseigneur
Brand: Duseigneur
SKU: 46621
Price: 44.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 46621 1.5L

From 50 year old Grenache and Mourvèdre vines comes this Lirac - an appellation in the southern Rhône Valley well worth exploring if you're craving a fuller-bodied red wine. The wine is tannic, full of dark berried aromas. The wine was aged in old demi-muid casks before bottling.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2015

Country

France

Region

Rhône

Sub-Region

Lirac

Producer

Duseigneur

Grape Variety

Grenache

Mourvèdre

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Glossary

Grenache

The Grenache grape (a.k.a. Grenache Noir) produces relatively pale, fruity red wines that often stop just short of sweetness. Grenache is familiar to most wine drinkers as an ingredient in the blends of the Rhône and Languedoc-Roussillon, where it can add charm to varieties that are a little rougher around the edges. The distinguished Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas appellations are both characterized by significant percentages of Grenache, while in Tavel and Lirac the grape is used to make...

Mourvèdre

Known as Mataro in California and Monastrell in Spain, Mourvèdre can produce bold, tannic, highly alcoholic red wines. They usually show no shortage of fruit as well, and the best examples keep it all in perfect balance. Rhône-style blends are cropping up all over the world, and one of the classic tried-and-true combinations is "GSM," or Grenache-Syrah-Mourvèdre. The "M" contributes focus and fleshy character to blends - but Mourvèdre also shines on its own as a varietal wine.

Rhône

Prestige in the north, value in the south: that’s the quick version of the Rhône story. Southern village appellations produce a dizzying stylistic range of delicious wines, while the prices for northern “trophy” bottles can be dizzyingly high. If you like smoky, leathery, earthy, macho red wines, however, the wines of the northern Rhône are well worth it. Prestigious northern Rhône appellations include Condrieu, Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, and St.-Joseph. In the southern Rhône, look to the village...