Clos du Mont-Olivet Lirac "Mont-Cau" (mourvedre) red 2023

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Clos du Mont-Olivet Lirac "Mont-Cau" red 2023

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2026 (Sept 2025): 92/100. Mont-Cau, built on Mourvèdre, reveals a more intense, ripe, and warm aromatic profile [than the classic Lirac]. The palate echoes this with a dense texture, supported by powerful and ripe tannins. A robust wine meant for aging: patience.

Technical sheet written by the domaine:

PRELUDE
Sometimes, certain terroirs can give birth to exceptional wines.
In 2023, the climatic conditions allowed the Mourvèdre planted on the foothills of Mont-Cau, surrounded by woods, in Saint-Laurent des Arbres (AOC Lirac), to achieve slow maturity and very balanced fruit.


VINTAGE
“A vintage with long and saline finishes”
Although the month of August saw temperatures occasionally exceed 40°C and the year was classified as the hottest ever recorded globally, rainfall was satisfactory with good precipitation in May and June followed by beneficial rain on August 27.
No frost or coulure to report. The harvest was abundant, and the Mistral helped maintain the grapes in perfect sanitary condition.
Harvesting began on August 30 and ended on October 16.


VINIFICATION
In this parcel, the mesoclimate and clay-sandy soil prevent Mourvèdre from exhibiting the rusticity it can sometimes have.
After a late harvest on October 16, we decided to carry out whole-cluster fermentation to preserve maximum freshness and finesse. After fermentation in concrete tanks, the wine was aged in used demi-muids for 18 months and bottled on May 7, 2025.

BLEND
100% Mourvèdre