Domaine de la Mordorée Lirac Rouge Cuvée de la Reine des Bois 2020
Domaine de la Mordorée
Mordorée's Lirac Rouge is a perennial overachiever — a wine from Châteauneuf-du-Pape's neighbor that delivers comparable complexity at a fraction of the price. The 2020 vintage is especially well-balanced, with ripe fruit and savory depth coexisting beautifully. This is Southern Rhône value at its finest.
Kit Aromas
Nose
Concentrated dark cherry and blackcurrant, layered with garrigue herbs and a hint of violet. There is an earthy undertone — turned soil and dried herbs — with a touch of cedar from barrel aging.
Palate
Full and generous on the palate, with ripe berry fruit balanced by fine-grained tannins. The mid-palate delivers mint and a subtle gamey quality that adds savory depth. Cedar and toasted notes emerge as the wine opens.
Finish
Long and structured, with lingering blackcurrant and a dry, herbal close. The tannins are polished and persistent.
- Varietal
- Grenache
- Blend
- Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre
- Vineyards
- Lirac AOC, old-vine parcels on clay-limestone and galets roulés soils
- Alcohol
- 14.5%
- Organic / Biodynamic
- No
Food Pairing
Herb-crusted rack of lamb with roasted root vegetables, olive tapenade, and a red wine reduction.
Christophe Delorme tends 60 hectares of old-vine Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre across the sun-scorched garrigue of Lirac and Châteauneuf-du-Pape, farming organically and vinifying with minimal intervention at Domaine de la Mordorée near Tavel.
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