Doug Powers

8.9

Medium-dark purple, rich dark fruits, terrific CdR, balanced, medium-long finish, a lot of this best juice in this wine now goes into the Montfaucon Lirac (not Baron Louis), at the early stage of hitting its maturity. — 8 days ago

with Jim

Doug Powers

9.2

Absolutely lovely sweet red fruits, with some faint candied notes, drinking beautifully tonight, medium-long, complex finish, absolutely lovely! — 7 months ago

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R Bl

9.0

Bright, crisp and refreshing but also quite a lot going on here. Very nice citrus; ginger, peach, a bit of pineapple, hint of vanilla, white pepper. Long finish. Great with food. — 9 months ago

Doug Powers

9.0

Old vine Clairette (120+ years old) that is really singing tonight, rich and somewhat ripe, great acidity and length, just a lovely old vine Lirac from a small vineyard, beautiful!! — 22 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.1

Medium-dark purple color, red and black fruits, medium-full-bodied, suave and wonderfully balanced!!@ — 6 months ago

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Ellen Clifford

8.9

What a beautifully full but energetic body this has! There’s salinity balls sting ruby grapefruit, ripe raspberries and peaches. Deeeeeeliteful — 9 months ago

Doug Powers

9.4

Very young and fresh still, this tasted like a 5-year-old wine and needs significant additional cellaring, long finish, great potential!! — 3 years ago

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Jay Eagan

9.6

A great roan taste of smoked meats and lavender — a month ago

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Doug Powers

9.3

MAGNUM! This is an unique blend of all the permitted grapes in Chateauneuf (red and white), named after Rudi’s grandfather, that plays well above its humble Vin de Pays du Gard, complex, rich, structured, needs 5+ more years, great wine!!

(Disclosure — Rudi is a friend through my brother, who imports his wines, but the front label shows the 12th Century chateau on the Rhône across from Chateauneuf, just south of the Lirac appellation!!) — 6 months ago

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Paul T- Huntington Beach

9.3

Nice blend for the price.

Barrel-fermented and aged in mostly older oak, the 2018 Lirac Blanc Comtesse Madeleine is a blend of 40% Marsanne, 35% Clairette, 20% Grenache Blanc, and 5% Picpoul.

An 88-acre estate, Château de Montfaucon sits just across the Rhône River from the esteemed vineyards of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It is owned and operated by Rodolphe de Pins, a UC Davis graduate and former member of the winemaking staff at Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe. — 2 years ago