Winery La GenestièreCuvée Raphaël Lirac
Red wine
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.
The Cuvée Raphaël Lirac of the Winery La Genestière is in the top 10 of wines of Lirac.
Taste structure of the Cuvée Raphaël Lirac from the Winery La Genestière
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Raphaël Lirac of Winery La Genestière 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 Cuvée Raphaël Lirac of Winery La Genestière in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of smoke, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Raphaël Lirac
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Raphaël Lirac
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Raphaël Lirac
The Cuvée Raphaël Lirac of Winery La Genestière matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of wild boar with honey, chicken with merguez and tomatoes or rabbit leg in foil on the barbecue.
Details and technical informations about Winery La Genestière's Cuvée Raphaël Lirac.
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
The best vintages of Cuvée Raphaël Lirac from Winery La Genestière are 2014, 2010, 2015, 2012 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery La Genestière
The Winery La Genestière is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Lirac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Length
Persistence in the mouth of a wine measured in caudalies.
