Winery Famille Gourjon - Les Songes de Font Barrièle Lirac

Winery Famille GourjonLes Songes de Font Barrièle Lirac

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Les Songes de Font Barrièle Lirac of Winery Famille Gourjon is a red wine from the region of Lirac of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Les Songes de Font Barrièle Lirac from the Winery Famille Gourjon

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Les Songes de Font Barrièle Lirac of Winery Famille Gourjon in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Les Songes de Font Barrièle Lirac of Winery Famille Gourjon in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of plum, leather or black currant and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Famille Gourjon's Les Songes de Font Barrièle Lirac.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).

Last vintages of this wine

Les Songes de Font Barrièle Lirac - 2016
In the top 100 of of Lirac wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Les Songes de Font Barrièle Lirac - 2015
In the top 100 of of Lirac wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Les Songes de Font Barrièle Lirac - 2014
In the top 100 of of Lirac wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Les Songes de Font Barrièle Lirac - 2013
In the top 100 of of Lirac wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Les Songes de Font Barrièle Lirac - 2011
In the top 100 of of Lirac wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Les Songes de Font Barrièle Lirac from Winery Famille Gourjon are 2015, 2016, 2014, 2013 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Famille Gourjon

The winery offers 37 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Lirac in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Famille Gourjon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Lirac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 45000 of of France wines
In the top 5000 of of Lirac wines
In the top 100000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Lirac

Rhône cru on the right bank facing Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Gard): Grenache Noir signature as king red (>=40%) with Syrah and Mourvèdre — deep robe with notes of red and black fruits, garrigue, spices evolving to leather, liquorice, truffle and cocoa. Signature fresh rosés on red fruits and flowers. Mineral racy whites of Bourboulenc, Clairette, Grenache Blanc and Roussanne (white fruits, flowers). Only historical Rhône appellation in all 3 colours.


The wine region of Rhone Valley

France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).

The word of the wine: Roussette

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