Château Mont-Redon Lirac 2020

Château Mont-Redon will be familiar to those who know and love Châteauneuf-du-Pape being well recognized as the owners of one of the most highly regarded vineyard sites in the appellation. The superb quality of its vineyards has been recognized throughout history and prior to the adaptation of the appellation controlee system it was one of the few ‘Grand Crus’ in the region (together with Chateau Rayas). The 2020 vintage of the Château Mont-Redon Lirac is produced with 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 10% Mourvèdre totally de-stemmed with ferment up to 3 weeks and aged 2/3 in tank and 1/3 in barrel for 18 months before assembling and bottling and ageing another 4 months under cork before sale. These vineyards were purchased in 1997. Dark red colour; the bouquet is starting to emerge, shows a low-key blackberry fruit, a mingle of herbs, a vegetal touch. The palate comes with soft richness, is already opening up, has a late peppery note, the tannins still undercooked, so go for this from 2+ years more. 2030-32 – John Livingstone-Learmonth. The Finer Details Style – Red Wine Varietal – Grenache, Shiraz, Mourvedre Country – France Region – Rhone Valley Vintage – 2018 Bottle Size – 750ml ABV – 14%