Doug Powers

9.1

Moderately rich and ripe, solid acidity to balance, lots of old vine Lirac fruit provides very nice complexity, medium-long, lingering finish, lovely Lirac!! — 12 hours ago

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Doug Powers

9.0

Floral, white stonefruits, minerality, lovely balance, fine acidity and freshness, medium-long finish, very fine Lirac blanc!! — 2 months ago

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Doug Powers

9.3

This 2017 Lirac is 99% Clairette (and 1% Grenache Blanc) from an old head-pruned vineyard with 125-year-old vines which always produces such an unique white wine, some of the previous vintages have seemed to develop rather quickly, but this well-balanced beauty is still going strong at age 9, long, lingering finish, Rudi nailed this vintage, lovely!! — 3 months ago

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Doug Powers

9.2

Last bottle of this I opened 3-4 months ago was marred by a bad cork, but this bottle was very fine, up to expectations for this “Lirac” in Côtes du Rhône clothing that I’ve reported on a few times previously!! — 18 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.3

[60% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 15% Cinsault, 5% Carignan, 5% Mourvedre] Still very grapey and primary, I actually tasted this wine in barrel in May of 2019 at the Chateau, and it tastes like it’s barely evolved since then, great acid, ripe, round tannins, long, lingering finish, this should easily age another 10 years based on my history of tasting this cuvée since the 1998!! — 3 months ago

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Doug Powers

9.2

Lovely aged red Rhone, this wine has 15 varietals (red and white) co-fermented and aged 12 months in oak barriques, 14% ABV, though no hint of too much, great balance and complexity, lingering finish, very fine and Special!! — 5 months ago

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Doug Powers

8.9

Rich and full-bodied Tavel-style southern French rose, nice acid, very nice balance, lingering finish!! — a month ago

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Doug Powers

9.1

Very intense mineral and floral aromas and flavors in this lovely Lirac blanc, depth and complexity from the old vines really show in the long, lingering finish, drinking beautifully tonight! — 2 months ago

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Doug Powers

9.3

[92% Grenache, 8% Mourvedre] Lovely ripe red-fruited Grenache with dark-fruited Mourvèdre providing additional backbone and structure, drinking well now, but the the balance and structure to last another 5-10 years, long, lingering finish. — 5 months ago

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Doug Powers

8.9

I’ve loved this wine for 6-7 years, since I first tasted it at Montfaucon in France, lovely redfruits and quite complex for a Lirac (CdRV), longish finish, really a lovely wine!! — 6 months ago

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