Experience the best all worlds- our Liracs and our exclusive, one time, Chateauneuf du Pape.
One bottle each of the 2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the 2024 Coronati, and the 2024 Essen.
All three wines, all this press, in a single box.
Crafted from a blend of 80% Grenache, 16% Syrah, and 4% Carignan/ Mourvèdre, this wine hails from 55- to 65-year-old vines planted in the galets roulés of the Lirac plateau.
93 points, The Somm Journal
“From winemakers Adam Lee, Morét-Brealynn Chavez, and Sasha Verhage, this is a blend of 80% Grenache, 16% Syrah, and 4% co-fermented Carignan/Mourvèdre from 60-year-old vines. Clove and white pepper, along with dusted cherry-cocoa, offer a slight astringency. Acidity is fresh, with baking spices surrounding earth and herbal tones. All in all, a fascinating red that possesses superb food-pairing abilities. Fittingly, the word Essen translates from German as ‘to eat’ or ‘food.’”
92 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW / The Wine Palate
“…The full-bodied palate is rich and plush, delivering red, blue, and black fruit layers with a lively backbone and velvety texture, finishing with a peppery kick…”
93 points, Owen Bargreen (ex- Vinous, ex- Decanter)
“The 2024 Essen has marvelous smoky and salty tones on the palate, offering brisket, black olive tapenade flavors that meld well with citrus rind and cassis notes. Medium to full-bodied, with good nerve, enjoy now and over the next eight years. Drink 2026-2034.”
Our “reserve blend” is crafted only in exceptional vintages. It is named after the Four Holy Crowned Ones (The Coronati) and represents the pinnacle of Lirac winemaking.
A substantial wine with soul and energy that first defined our Coronati. It is deeper, more layered expression with denser fruit, more savory nuance, and a sense of quiet authority beneath the exuberance.
97 points, The Somm Journal
“Produced only in the best vintages from 60-year-old vines, this blend of 65% Syrah, 23% Grenache with percentages of Carignan and Mourvèdre shows exceptionally well. Its color is an invitation of brick and garnet leading to a profile of powdered cocoa that coats the teeth. Silk and suede tannins caress violets and juicy purple plum with a dousing of generous black cherries. There’s a savory seam beneath the sun-warmed blackberry center – leather and cured meats – both rustic and refined.”
95 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW / The Wine Palate
“”…bursts with powerful notes of juicy blackberries and ripe plums, opening out to reveal an undercurrent of violets, Sichuan pepper, garrigue, and cardamom.”
94 points, Owen Bargreen (ex- Vinous, ex- Decanter)
“A barrel-selection wine from the Lirac region, the 2024 ‘Coronati’ is fresh, viscous and filled with mouth-watering acidity on the palate.
A gorgeous melange of red and dark fruits greet you on the palate, with fresh sage, stony minerals, smoked meats and shades of Black Forest cake. A delight to savor now, enjoy over the next ten years.
Drink 2026-2036“
Made from a sandy, north-facing, old vine plot, this Grenache based blend has lift and perfume.
Red fruits, violets, and spice, and graceful elegance.
Made only once; 125 cases.
94 points, The Somm Journal
“The Grenache-based red blends in 9% Mourvèdre from sandy soils, aged in used French oak barrels for 19 months. Bold dark plum and garrigue align with earthy spices, layered with undertones of leather, truffle, and linear minerality. Toasted mocha smooths out its velvety frame from mid-palate to finish.”
95 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW / The Wine Palate
“…the palate is opulent and spicy, delivering red fruit and floral layers with a velvety texture and seamless freshness, finishing long and perfumed.”
94 points, Owen Bargreen (ex- Vinous, ex- Decanter)
“The 2023 Etienne Chateauneuf du Pape is a one-time bottling made by winemakers Adam Lee, Moret Brealynn, and Sasha Verhage. This comes of salty and elegant, as this is silky and smooth throughout the drinking experience. Orange peel and bergamot combine with salty soils and a pure curtain of red fruits that all grace the palate.
Extremely well-made and sturdy, enjoy now and over the next eight to ten years to come. Drink 2026-2034.”
For this blend, we selected the most concentrated and complex lots, aging them primarily in a new Taransaud puncheon, with 20% maturing in 2-year-old oak. We elevate the blend with Mourvèdre for added depth and complexity, while increasing the Syrah, which thrives in the region’s rocky soils, without overpowering the Grenache.
This vintage, made from 40% Grenache, 40% Syrah, and 20% Mourvèdre, is designed to showcase a harmonious balance of power, concentration, and finesse. With only around 100 cases produced, the Coronati is a wine of true distinction, crafted to offer weight, complexity, and exceptional balance.
