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Domaine Grand Veneur - Lirac Clos de Sixte 2010

Lirac|Red wine

3.9/5 (8 customers)

Notes: Robert Parker 90–92/100, Guide Hachette 1* (Very successful wine)
“In its 2010 vintage, the wine, with a carmine color and violet highlights, reveals a complex nose of cooked fruit, spices, blond tobacco, and flint. The palate is harmonious, well-balanced, long, and of measured power.” (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2013)

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Estate

Alain Jaume - Grand Veneur

Vintage

Clos de Sixte

Vintage

2010

Designation

Lirac

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

50% Grenache, 35% Syrah, 15% Mourvèdre

Regions

A vineyard situated on hillsides and plateaus. The sandy-clay soil is covered with rounded pebbles

Viticulture

sustainable farming

Grape Harvest

manual

Winemaking

Traditional, in stainless steel tanks: fermentation temperature controlled at 30°C, 18-day fermentation with punch-downs

Alcohol content

15%

Eye

A deep, intense garnet red

Nose

Aromas of candied red and black fruits (kirsch, wild blackberry) dominate

Palate

Full-bodied and smooth, with aromas of blackcurrant liqueur and spices; a harmonious and elegant tannic structure; a finish with hints of licorice and vanilla

Serve

at 18°C

Open

1 hour ago

Drink from

2013

Drink before

2018

Food and wine pairings

Il accompagne tous types de viandes et les fromages d'expression faible et moyenne...<br/>

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Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2020 guide) 1*Star (A high-quality, recommendable wine that lives up to expectations for its appellation(s))

About the estate:

A leading figure in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Tavel, Alain Jaume runs a family-owned business focused on high-quality wine trading as well as their own exceptional vineyards in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and the Côtes du Rhône. Their greatest source of pride is the Vin du Grand-Veneur, a classic Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Clos de Sixte, the family estate located in Tavel, offers a fine representation of the terroir, while in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the old-vine cuvée ranks among the appellation’s finest wines. The estate’s future is brilliantly secured by Alain Jaume’s children.

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated estate (2022 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the estate:

Originally from Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Alain Jaume and his sons, Sébastien and Christophe, carry on a winemaking tradition dating back to 1826. They cultivate a 155-hectare vineyard organically, spread across four estates: Grand Veneur in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Clos de Sixte in Lirac, Ch. Mazane in Vacqueyras, and Dom. la Grangette Saint-Joseph in the Côtes-du-Rhône AOC, all complemented by a wine merchant business. A sure bet.

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

4-star estate (Very high-quality production)

About the estate:

In the Jaume family, we have been winemakers "...ever since Mathieu Jaume decided to plant vines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in 1826." Odile and Alain Jaume and their sons, Christophe and Sébastien, now manage a 70-hectare vineyard (Domaine Grand Veneur, Clos de Sixte) that also produces wines under the Lirac and Côtes du Rhône appellations. As expected, Grenache Noir and Syrah dominate the vineyard’s grape varieties. The estate began transitioning to organic farming in 2009.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker – The Wine Advocate)

About the estate:

Jeb Dunnuck

Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended

Customer rating

3.9/5

based on 8 reviews