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IN STORE TASTING ARE BACK FOR
 OPEN BOTTLE 
WE STILL ENCOURAGE CURBSIDE PICKUP OR DELIVERY!!


(All purchases must be accompanied by a credit card.)

2017
Rhone Valley, France

A special opportunity with Open Bottle this week!
Come meet the Winemaker Helene Jaume
at The Wine Cabinet
between 300PM – 530PM on Thursday!
She will be tasting out her fabulous Lirac and signing bottles!

This Rhone is drinking perfectly now!

Upon a blind tasting here in the shop two of the staff thought they were enjoying a Châteauneuf-du-Pape!





91 Points! The Wine Spectator 
"Juicy and compact still, with concentrated plum and black currant paste flavors coated with licorice and backed by a roasted alder spine.
Lingering bay and menthol hints too.
Drink now through 2026. 3,000 cases made. Only1,800 cases imported.”


90-92 Points!  Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
" The 2017 Lirac Domaine du Clos de Sixte is aged in a mix of tanks (70%) and barrels (30%).
A blend of 50% Grenache, 35% Syrah and 15% Mourvèdre.
Hints of vanilla and licorice accent dark, cola-like notes and plummy fruit fruit in this full-bodied, plush, velvety-textured wine. It should drink well for 5-6 years.
Tasted twice (once blind), with consistent notes."
 

Our Thoughts on this wine.....

An intense red garnet color.
On the nose, aromas of red and black ripe fruit (kirsch and wild blackberry). The mouth is full, with aromas of blackcurrant liqueur and spice.
Tannins provide a harmonious and elegant mouthfeel .
Hints of licorice and vanilla on the finish
gives the wine length, balance and complexity.
Drink between now or hold up to 10 years.


Elsewhere at $35.00
Our Regular Price $29.99
Special Sale Price
$22.00 a bottle

$114.00 for 6  ($19.00) 



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Alain Jaume.....

In the 14th century, during their stay in Avignon, the popes built a papal castle in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Impressed by the area’s exceptional terroir surrounding the castle, Pope Jean XXII planted the first vines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape in 1320. Interestingly, the wine that gave Châteauneuf-du-Pape its original reputation was the white and not the red. The white wine was a favorite of Pope Innocent VI.
 
Today the castle is now a historic monument in Avignon, and the papacy is based inRome’s Vatican City. But still today, the pope’s coat of arms remains on the bottles of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and the wines are still produced in a similar manner as when the popes first pressed their juice.
 
Established in the northern part of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, in the commune of Orange, the Jaume family has been dedicated to the art of wine growing since 1826. Founded by Mathieu Jaume, the Domaine is now run by the 5th and 6th generations of Jaumes: Alain Jaume & his children Christophe, Sébastien, and Hélène.
Historically, Domaine Grand Veneur was known for its white wines, until 1995 when the winery refocused their efforts on the reds. The estate now measures 225 acres and covers four appellations:

• Châteauneuf-du-Pape
• Côtes-du-Rhône 'Les Champauvins' & Côtes-du-Rhône (Rouge, Blanc & Rosé)
• Lirac
• Vacqueyras

The Jaume family produces wines from these appellations under the Grand Veneur, Chateau Mazane and Clos des Sixte labels. They also produce wines from the AOC's of Rasteau, Gigondas, Cairanne and Ventoux under their Alain Jaume label.