Lirac & Tavel 2021: report and top-scoring wines

It was difficult to find many Liracs to recommend this year; they seemed to be hit particularly hard by the challenges of 2021, producing wines with thin red fruit and coarse tannins.

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Ambre Delorme at Domaine de la Mordorée described it as a very difficult vintage. She decided to pick before the storm of September 15, and was glad that she did; some of her neighbours who waited ended up abandoning their harvest altogether.

It’s a classically-styled vintage for Lirac whites, however, which were fresh and well-balanced. It’s good to see such diversity with grape varieties and blends, and this year the characteristically straight Lirac style shines through with clarity.

Tavel produced a crop of powerful and well-balanced rosés that should age well thanks to their intensity and acidity.

See also – individual appellation analysis on:

Châteauneuf-du-Pape | Gigondas, Vacqueyras and Beaumes de Venise | Rasteau, Cairanne and Vinsobres

Rhône 2021 score tables:

All top Rhône 2021 score table

Top-scoring southern Rhône 2021 score table

Top-scoring northern Rhône 2021 score table

Top-scoring 2021 red wines

Top-scoring 2021 white wines

Lirac and Tavel 2021 key producers:

Château de Montfaucon – Lirac

Domaine de la Mordorée – Lirac

Domaine Maby – Lirac

Château d’Aqueria – Tavel

Domaine de la Mordorée – Tavel

Les Vignerons de Tavel – Tavel

Lirac and Tavel 2021 top value wines:

Domaine Coudoulis, Euphorie, Lirac

Domaine Maby, La Fermade, Lirac

Château d’Aqueria, Tavel

Domaine de la Mordorée, La Reine des Bois, Tavel

Les Vignerons de Tavel, Domaine des Carteresses, Tavel

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Matt Walls’ top-scoring Lirac and Tavel 2021 wines:

The wines below all scored 90 points or above, and are listed in order of appellation, white then red in score order.

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