Domaine Giraud - Lirac les Sables d'Arene 2020
Price: $39.99
Sale Price: $24.89
| Producer | Domaine Giraud |
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Rhone Valley |
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| Varietal | Grenache |
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| Vintage | 2020 |
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| Sku | 06965 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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Lirac is the southernmost village in the Cotes du Rhone region. But this is no mere Cotes du Rhone. In 1947, it was granted status as a “Cru” in the same category as the famed Chateauneuf du Pape. But the connection, and comparison, to Chateauneuf runs deeper – well, it runs as deep as the soil… You see, if you look at a map, Lirac lies nearly due west from Chateauneuf, on the opposite side of the Rhone River, about exactly the same distance from the river and the same elevation. So? So… hello? It’s the soil that makes the wine – and Chateauneuf is famed for its soil that resulted from the Rhone River washing quartz pebbles and clay down from the Alps. The heart of Lirac is composed of the same soil from the same geological age.
And THIS soil is the same sandy soil found in the vineyard that has produced Giraud's multiple 100 pt winner "Grenaches de Pierre".
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