Château de Montfaucon
Baron Louis Côtes du Rhône
Côtes du Rhône, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Spicy & perfect with grilled lamb chops. WOW a winter wine drinking GREAT in the summer!
Spicy & perfect with grilled lamb chops. WOW a winter wine drinking GREAT in the summer!
Jun 22nd, 2014Great classically styled from right outside CNDP - good value
Great classically styled from right outside CNDP - good value
Dec 11th, 2012
[40% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 15% Cinsault, 10% Carignan, 10% Mourvèdre, 10% Counoise] So, quick backstory on this one, the proprietor of Montfaucon and my brother spent a year together at UCD in whatever degrees they each got, but it was Viticulture and Enology, about 35 years ago, which about 20 years ago led to their producer/importer relationship. Anyway, Rodolphe (Rudi) always labeled this as a Côtes du Rhône, but most of the fruit was actually grown within the confines of Lirac. Eventually Rudi decided to join the Lirac grape growers association, and separated this cuvée into Lirac “Baron Louis” and Lirac and Côtes du Rhône. So, bottom line, this 50-90 year-old-vine cuvée (apparently 12 months in small oak barrels, but I’d guess NOT new) Lirac (CdR in this case) has always drank like a mini-CdP, and this 2009 is mature, or close, but still shows great acidity and balance (14% ABV), medium-long finish, very, very fine Côtes du Rhône!! K&L in SF (direct import) and I believe Kobrand on East Coast import these wines!! Finally, for full disclosure, Rudi is a friend, I have NFI, but I do have a lot of his wines in my cellar. Anyway, not sure what vintage was “relabeled” Lirac instead of CdR, but at least starting by 2014 the “Baron Louis” you might see at retail will be “Lirac”!!
[40% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 15% Cinsault, 10% Carignan, 10% Mourvèdre, 10% Counoise] So, quick backstory on this one, the proprietor of Montfaucon and my brother spent a year together at UCD in whatever degrees they each got, but it was Viticulture and Enology, about 35 years ago, which about 20 years ago led to their producer/importer relationship. Anyway, Rodolphe (Rudi) always labeled this as a Côtes du Rhône, but most of the fruit was actually grown within the confines of Lirac. Eventually Rudi decided to join the Lirac grape growers association, and separated this cuvée into Lirac “Baron Louis” and Lirac and Côtes du Rhône. So, bottom line, this 50-90 year-old-vine cuvée (apparently 12 months in small oak barrels, but I’d guess NOT new) Lirac (CdR in this case) has always drank like a mini-CdP, and this 2009 is mature, or close, but still shows great acidity and balance (14% ABV), medium-long finish, very, very fine Côtes du Rhône!! K&L in SF (direct import) and I believe Kobrand on East Coast import these wines!! Finally, for full disclosure, Rudi is a friend, I have NFI, but I do have a lot of his wines in my cellar. Anyway, not sure what vintage was “relabeled” Lirac instead of CdR, but at least starting by 2014 the “Baron Louis” you might see at retail will be “Lirac”!!
Sep 1st, 2025Medium-dark purple color, red and black fruits, medium-full-bodied, suave and wonderfully balanced!!@
Medium-dark purple color, red and black fruits, medium-full-bodied, suave and wonderfully balanced!!@
Jan 9th, 2022
Nicht zu breit und schön gereift. Nice
Nicht zu breit und schön gereift. Nice
Nov 8th, 2017
Took a bit to blow the funk off. Some bret on the nose but in a pleasant way. The palate is perfume with lavender and plum. 10 years in, this is pretty.
Took a bit to blow the funk off. Some bret on the nose but in a pleasant way. The palate is perfume with lavender and plum. 10 years in, this is pretty.
Sep 10th, 2016
Loved it...perfect hint of spicy and dry.
Loved it...perfect hint of spicy and dry.
Jan 1st, 2016Enjoying some stinky, earthy, meaty, magnum red while breaking in the new grill on a chill autumn night in the mountains.
Enjoying some stinky, earthy, meaty, magnum red while breaking in the new grill on a chill autumn night in the mountains.
Oct 5th, 2015