Lirac by Roger Sabon 2019
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Lirac's near ubiquity within the vineyard holdings of famed Chateauneuf du Pape producers and its relatively more ethereal and delicate expression means that it often remains in the shadows. This is a shame since growers like Roger Sabon make such a fine and subtle rendition in this appellation that we'd be tempted to keep it all for ourselves except for the fact that they own 12 hectares of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, and Carignan planted on gravelly clay limestone soils quite similar to Chateauneuf du Pape. So rather than make a blockbuster wine from this material, they let Lirac be Lirac in all its delicate and floral aromatics and earthy fruit flavors.