Château Saint-Roch, Lirac Cuvée Confidentielle Blanc 2020 vs Château Saint-Roch, Lirac Cuvée Confidentielle Blanc 2024
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Château Saint-Roch, Lirac Cuvée Confidentielle Blanc 2024 currently starts £0.30 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £23.70 | £23.40 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Château Saint Roch | Château Saint Roch |
| Style | White | White |
| Grape | Grenache, Garnacha | Grenache, Garnacha, Viognier |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Château Saint-Roch, Lirac Cuvée Confidentielle Blanc 2020
Lirac is one of the southern Rhône's best-kept secrets, and Château Saint Roch's Cuvée Confidentielle Blanc is exactly the sort of wine that makes you wonder why the appellation isn't more famous. Built from a blend of Clairette, Grenache Blanc, and Roussanne, this 2020 is everything a great southern white should be: generous in texture, precise in its mineral backbone, and altogether more interesting than its modest price tag suggests. We find it in a lovely place right now — the primary fruit is vivid, the waxy, almost lanolin-like richness from the Roussanne is starting to integrate beautifully with the saline mineral edge, and the whole thing finishes with real length. Drink it with something simple and good from the table: a roast chicken, a plate of aged goat's cheese, or nothing at all.
Château Saint-Roch, Lirac Cuvée Confidentielle Blanc 2024
Lirac sits quietly in the shadow of Châteauneuf-du-Pape across the Rhône, which means wines like this one tend to punch well above their price point without the fanfare. Château Saint-Roch's Cuvée Confidentielle Blanc is a southern Rhône white in the classic mould: a blend anchored by Clairette and Grenache Blanc with Roussanne adding weight and Viognier lending its characteristic floral lift. The result is generous but not heavy, with white stone fruit, wild herb, and a chalky mineral undercurrent that keeps everything honest. The 'Confidentielle' name is a nod to its small-production origins, and rightly so - it's the sort of white that makes you wonder why Lirac doesn't get more attention.
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