Château de Montfaucon
Lirac, Southern Rhône, France
WHERE
WHO
Rudolphe & Léo de Pins
Ancient estate, old Rhône varieties, traditional styles of Tavel and Lirac Rosé.
HOW
Baron de Montfaucon, AOP Côtes du Rhône Blanc (W)
Château de Montfaucon, 'Comtesse Madeleine', AOP Lirac (W)
Château de Montfaucon, 'Vin de Mme', AOP Lirac (W)
Château de Montfaucon, 'Lirac Rosé', AOP Lirac (Ro)
Château de Montfaucon, 'La Côte', AOP Côtes du Rhône (Ro)
Château de Montfaucon, 'Baron Louis', AOP Lirac (R)
Château de Montfaucon, 'Vin de Mr', AOP Lirac (R)
Baron de Montfaucon, AOP Châteauneuf-du-Pape (R)
Roc des Pins, Lirac Cinsault (Ro)
Roc des Pins, Tavel (Ro)
WINES
We could go on about how Montfaucon was established in the 11th century; an imposing castle that looks out over Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the other side of the Rhône. However what we really want to tell you about is their Rosé; Tavel and Lirac Rosés in the deeper coloured, textured styles that so many of us would like to see more of and had us convinced we needed to work with Léon and Rudolphe immediately.
Rudolphe took over the running of the estate in 1995; his great great uncle Baron Louis acquired it back in 1880, although vines have been grown here since Roman times. Rudolphe knows his way around the Rhône varieties, having trained at Vieux Télégraphe in Châteauneuf-du-Pape just across the river, and at Henschke in Australia.
The family have sizeable holdings across multiple AOCs, soils and aspects, including a parcel of 150-year-old Clairette.
