Clos du Mont-Olivet Lirac Rouge 2024 070226CHILL Named for a spinning crossbow

Named for a spinning crossbow arrow

showcasing the schist and volcanic terroir that characterizes this distinctive Savennières site

but made with the same hands and the same organic approach

fell hard for wine working at the wine shop attached to Daniel Rose's Paris restaurant Spring

this is farmed organically and made almost entirely in the vineyard

Clos du Mont-Olivet Lirac Rouge 2024 070226CHILL Named for a spinning crossbowLirac 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