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"This layered, full-bodied Lirac could easily pass for a Chateauneuf du Pape priced twice as high." - Robert Parker
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July 7, 2011 ONTARIO (416) 532-8565 |
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WINE SPECTATOR, 90 POINTS:
"Ripe and pure, offering a delicious core of plum sauce, crushed currant and boysenberry fruit, laced with lavender, anise and violet notes. The long, juicy finish has a graphite edge. Drink now through 2012." IIIIIIII
June 15, 2011
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Domaine de La Mordorée Lirac
'La Dame Rousse' 2009
| VARIETALS: | Grenache 50%, Syrah 50% | | REGION: | Rhône Valley, FRANCE | | PRICE: | $23.95/btl (not including HST) | | FORMAT: | 12 x 750ml | | AVAILABLE: | 20 cases | | DRINKABILITY: | now-2014 | |
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The Story:
 "The end never justifies the means" is the motto at Christophe Delorme's revered Domaine de la Mordorée. He believes that the means of achieving greatness is as important as the result itself. For Christophe, the "means" consists of total respect for Mother Nature, a philosophy that has guided him for the last 15 years. In 1986, Christophe Delorme decided to dedicate himself to his passion for wine. He started his estate with the objective to produce the best wines in each appellation while maintaining preservation of the environment. The majority of Christophe's vineyard sites are organic and biodynamic and they have established their own ecosystems within each site.
The improvements at the domaine have been incredible: new pneumatic presses, new stainless steel vats, new destemmers, new vinification techniques and ageing in the best quality oak barrels for their top wines. Only natural products are used to fertilize the soil in order to propigate biological activity with weeds grown between rows of vines to inhibit soil erosion and harmful insects. The yield is reduced in the vineyard by ébourgeonnage (de budding in spring) and "vendanges vertes" in summer (green harvesting). Machine Harvesting is forbidden and against the domaine's natural focus. The complex integrated pest control system which utilizes natural ecosystems is used instead of manmade intervention. No expense is spared at the Estate of this dynamic and advanced Rhône Producer.
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