Clos du Mont-Olivet Lirac Rouge 2024 JULY4 This is the wine that

This is the wine that makes the case for Sancerre as one of the great white terroirs of France

and Aux Ormes

finishing with a pleasant nuttiness

This 2022 Altagracia is simply the spitting image of its older brother the 2021 Altagracia

Clos du Mont-Olivet Lirac Rouge 2024 JULY4 This is the wine thatLirac sits just across the Rhone from Chateauneuf du Pape same kinds of stones, same warm Mediterranean sun, a fraction of the fanfare. Clos du Mont Olivet, the Sabon family's storied Chateauneuf estate, treats their Lirac vines with the same care as the home vineyards: Grenache led blend with Syrah, Mourvedre, and Cinsault, aged in old foudres to keep the focus on fruit and place rather than wood. The result is generous, peppery, garrigue scented