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Lirac Les Sables d'Arènes Giraud (Domaine) 2018

  • Black fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Color: Red
  • Organic
  • 13% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Full-bodied

Produced solely from 60-year-old Grenache, this Côtes-du-Rhône is deliciously complex, with freshness for balance. More info

This Côtes-du-Rhône is made purely from 60-year-old Grenache. It is garnet in colour with fruity and spicy notes. Its palate is imprinted with fresh red fruits and liquorice and balanced by a wonderful fresh quality that also adds length. This wine is excellent with full-flavoured gourmet dishes.

Lirac Les Sables d'Arènes Giraud (Domaine) serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Gâteau de pommes de terre aux cèpes, Jambon de sanglier, Saucisson aux cèpes.

Peak: Drink until 2028

  • Vintage score: 17/20
  • Lot presentation
    Lirac Les Sables d'Arènes Giraud (Domaine)

    The wine

    This Côtes-du-Rhône is made purely from 60-year-old Grenache. It is garnet in colour with fruity and spicy notes. Its palate is imprinted with fresh red fruits and liquorice and balanced by a wonderful fresh quality that also adds length. This wine is excellent with full-flavoured gourmet dishes.

    Information about domain Domaine Giraud

    Pierre Giraud and his wife Mireille, the parents of François and Marie who now run the domaine, set up shop in 1974 on rented land. Pierre's mother, Eliane was an Armenier, a family of winemakers based in Châteauneuf for six centuries (known today as Domaine de Marcoux). To begin with, the Girauds sold their grapes to negoçiants but in 1982 they took the plunge and built their own winery. In 1987, the four members of the family shared out the vines and Mireille and Pierre also inherited another eight hectares of vines, some aged over 100 years. It was only in 1998 that Pierre Giraud started bottling and selling his wine and Domaine Giraud was born. Mireille and Pierre began their oenology studies this same year too and over time, with the help of their parents, they took over the running of the domaine. In 2001, the family invested in new equipment for the vinifications. The now 19 hectares are spread out over the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation in the La Crau, Les Terres Blanches, Les Gallimardes and Pignan (close to Rayas) lieux-dits.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 good appearance
    • Origin: Producer
    • Recoverable VAT: Yes
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
    • Country/Region: Rhône
    • Appellation/Wine: Lirac
    • Producer/Owner: Giraud (Domaine)
    • Vintage: 2018
    • Color: Red
    • Peak: Drink until 2028
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Organic 
    • Size (in ha): 19
    • Intensity: Full-bodied
    • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100 % Grenache
    Lirac Les Sables d'Arènes Giraud (Domaine)
    Lirac Les Sables d'Arènes Giraud (Domaine)

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