The "Lirac" Appellation : Red, rosé, white ...
The cooperative winery in the appellation is located in the municipality of Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres and invites you to discover its wines.
Phone : +33(0)4 66 50 01 02 - fax : +33(0)4 66 50 37 23 - web : View site Cave des vins de cru Lirac
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The vineyard covers 4 towns :
Roquemaure
Saint-Géniès-de-Comolas
Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres
Lirac
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- The vineyards are spread over 4 communes on the right bank of the Rhône : Lirac, Roquemaure, St Laurent-des-Arbres and St Geniès-de-Comolas, in the French area of the Gard.
- The soils are composed of red terraces of rounded stones and sandy soils.
- The climate is typically Mediterranean with low rainfall, an average of 2.700 hours of sunshine per year and the dominant wind the Mistral.
- The vineyard has been part of the local resouces for two thousand years. The local Appellation ("Cru") was awarded by decree in 1947.
- The main grape varieties are Grenache, Cinsault, Syrrah and Mouvrède, Clairette and Bourbuolenc.
- The Red has a beautiful deep colour, full and generous, ideal with red meats.
- The Rosé is bright and vivid, an excellent persistence in the mouth, ideal with Mediterranean fish as the White which has a bright pale yellow body, lively and aromatic.
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