2019 Domaine de la Mordorée Lirac Blanc Cuvée de la Reine des Bois

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  4/9/2022 - NickA Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Really quite heavy and alcoholic. We enjoyed the compensating mineral acidity, and mostly appreciated the bitter phenolic kick towards the finish, but the wine was a bit too hot and burdensome to be truly enjoyable.

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  12/20/2021 - Paul852 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I can't wax as lyrical (or as long) as the previous TN, but I agree with his points - this is a really excellent wine, beautifully balanced acidity, fruit, rich mouthfeel with just the slightest touch of oak.
  
  This is an all-rounder of a wine - I can see it pairing with many foods (tonight some simple mozzarella and tomato ravioli). Not the cheapest around at a touch over US$25, but decent QPR, and a definite repeat buy.

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  10/19/2021 - Hi.its.Don.4.Wine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Go North My Man
  
  Logically, it only makes sense that I should continue my exploration of the white wines of the Rhone Valley northward; especially given I started at the southernmost point in the valley. I love it when I make sense. Since you don’t know the wines, you’ll have to trust me on this.
  
  The region this second wine comes from is Lirac; located just to the west of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and along the right bank of the Rhone River. Most whites from Lirac are produced from Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Bourboulenc, and Roussanne being the principal varieties and Ugni Blanc, Picpoul, Marsanne, and Viognier being secondary. Now there’s a bunch of math pertaining to how much of certain grapes the wines can be made of, but I’ll spare you the specifics. This second wine is:
  
  Domaine de la Mordoree Lirac Blanc “La Reine des Bois” 2019
  
  So, the French love to title their wines, actually, a lot of wineries do as well, so right off “La Reine des Bois” translates to "Queen of the Woods." Don’t ask why, I couldn’t find any reference. Next, the wine is comprised of 40-year-old vines of Grenache Blanc 35%, Clairette 25%, Viognier 10%, Roussanne 15%, Marsanne 10%, and Picpoul 5%, with fermentation happening in 10% neutral casks and the other 90% in stainless steel.
  
  The higher concentration of Grenache Blanc gives this wine more depth of fruit and the touch of oak a richer feel to the wine. Beginning with the bright fresh acidity, the wine transitions on the palate to crisp apple with citrus with pear undertones and just a whisp on honey. Outstanding quality from this organic/biodynamic producer. I’m not the only one who feels this way as the wine received a 94-point review!
  
  You’ll shell out a little more for this one than that of the previous wine, but I can tell you that if you can find it, it’s worth every penny!
  
  Cheers

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  8/6/2021 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 Points

  By the glass selection at the Inn at Little Washington. Medium golden yellow. Nose is minerally and stone fruited. Palate has a rich almost oily texture with modest acidity but a lightly tannic structure. Palate has beeswax, grilled apricot and peach and a few more tropical fruit notes. Lightly saline and bitter on the finish but the bitter element seemed to fade with aeration. A nice weighty and interesting change of pace.

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