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Château de Montfaucon, 'Comtesse Madeleine' Lirac Blanc, 2023

£31.00

AOC Lirac

Marsanne, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Picpoul

13%

A wine named for Rudolphe’s grandmother, who ran the Montfaucon estate for over 70 years.

A blend of grapes from vineyards throughout the Lirac appellation on a range of soils. Co-fermented in tank and then in barrel, with 9 months ageing on the lees.

AOC Lirac

Marsanne, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Picpoul

13%

A wine named for Rudolphe’s grandmother, who ran the Montfaucon estate for over 70 years.

A blend of grapes from vineyards throughout the Lirac appellation on a range of soils. Co-fermented in tank and then in barrel, with 9 months ageing on the lees.

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.