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Chateau Chante Lirac

Château de Montfaucon

Lirac Red Rhone Blend 2015

Doug Powers
9.0

Lovely spicy red-fruited Grenache, ripe vintage, nice balance, really nice Lirac!! — 18 days ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Dave, Tom and 6 others liked this

Château Chante Alouette

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2019

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
9.1

2019 vintage. A dirty, affordable animal that eschews the lux St. Émmie treatments of today. 06.11.25. — 4 months ago

ESF, Paul and 7 others liked this

Domaine de la Mordorée

Cuvée La Reine des Bois Lirac Red Rhone Blend 2020

"Odedi"
9.0

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Nice nose and medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Showing red fruits with light oak, licorice and chocolate notes.

Nice length on the finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.

This is a very tasty 5 year old GSM blend from Lirac. Nicely balanced and elegant, with mild complexity. The high alcohol is well integrated by now.

Easy drinking and good by itself as a sipping wine.

A blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. Aged in concrete tanks and 15% large French oak barrels.

15.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$35. — 6 months ago

Daniel, Anthony and 15 others liked this

M. Chapoutier

Chante - Alouette Hermitage Blanc Marsanne 2019

Joss Salgado
9.4

I can’t get over this wine! The first word that comes to mind is luscious!! Ripe peaches and pear, smoke, pineapple, chamomile, tree bark and limestone. I need a case and now I can’t find it - should’ve bought more!!! — 10 months ago

Joss liked this

Château de Montfaucon

Comtesse Madeleine Blanc Côtes du Rhône Lirac White Rhone Blend 2021

Doug Powers
8.9

Pretty floral, mineral, and white peach aromas and flavors, crisp and refreshing, but nicely rich as well, medium-long finish. — 3 months ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Dave, Peter and 3 others liked this

Château de Montfaucon

Baron Louis Cru Des Côtes du Rhône Lirac Red Rhone Blend 2010

Doug Powers
9.3

Really lovely Lirac, Grenache and Syrah show mostly, the proprietor (Rodolphe des Pins) (in my opinion!!) dragged his feet too long in joining the Lirac appellation, but his wines have LONG been undervalued and are fantastic at their pricepoint, I personally have more bottles of this, which I expect to age well!! — 5 months ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Tom, Bob and 4 others liked this

Bosquet des Papes

Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache - Mourvedre Blend 2010

John Bratincevic
9.2

Close to pop and pour. Not juicy, but lots of red fruit — strawberry, raspberry, cherry (the pits). Also plum. Some leather. Minerals and clay. A little violet. Dried rose petals. Still has some grip — plum-skin-like. Acidity balances it all very nicely. Really good. 92. — 6 months ago

Paul, Ray and 1 other liked this

Domaine Chante Cigale

Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2020

Peter van den Besselaar
8.9

Vintage 2020 | dark fruit, smell of a stable, good concentration, serious glass of wine. 2*day cherries and chocolate — 4 months ago

Tom, Daniel and 7 others liked this
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Peter van den Besselaar, did you notice any newish oak? About 10-15 years I bought a Chamte Cigale VV (after having much older vintages), the wine I bought had GREAT reviews, but I just despise oodles of new oak in my CdPs!?!?
Peter van den Besselaar

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@Doug Powers I did some research. 70% of the wine was kept on stainless steel and 30% in new barrels for 12 months. The wine was balanced with well integrated wood. We even dit not notice it. Making choices for more or less wood seems very difficult to me. Perhaps you had the wine when the vintner was still searching for the perfect recipe? But certainly you might try it again.
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

Thanks for the feedback @Peter van den Besselaar !

Domaine Chante Alouette

Cormeil Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2012

Lucinda Guinn
9.1

Beautiful Bordeaux, smooth — 5 months ago

Domaine Chante Cigale

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc White Rhone Blend

Dean Butler
9.0

At Bentley’s — 7 months ago