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Lirac & Tavel 2023: Report and top-scoring wines

Often the regions that suffer the most in hot vintages, Lirac and Tavel pulled off a real coup in 2023, with a crop of fresh and pleasurable wines to drink young.

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In challenging years, it’s often the west bank of the southern Rhône that bears the brunt. But somehow, between the dry start, disease pressure and heatwave, Lirac managed to turn out a collection of very impressive wines in 2023.


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Matt Walls’ top-scoring Lirac & Tavel 2023 wines:


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