{"product_id":"domaine-lafond-roc-epine-lirac-rouge-2020-75cl","title":"Domaine Lafond Roc-Epine Lirac Rouge 2020 75cl","description":"\u003ch4\u003eTasting Note\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA powerful and well built wine, a deep ruby colour with violet tints. Complex nose of vanilla, fruits and griotte-cherries. The attack is rich and firm; the mouth expresses long lasting nuances of vanilla and pepper. This is a smooth and rich wine with a very good length.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eProducer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA brief History....\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1780 - Pascal Odoyer, Jean-Pierre Lafond’s great-uncle, governor of Tavel become one of the first wine grower of his village. His wine estate will go from father to son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1948 - The grandfather of Pascal Lafond, Valéry Taulier, builds the first private cellar of Tavel. He will contribute a lot to the grow of the appellation Tavel by creating links between the burgundy’s wine merchant and Tavel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e1970 - Jean-Pierre Lafond, Valéry Taulier’s son in law, builds his own wine estate. As a horse race lover, he names his wine estate “Roc-Epine”, as a memory of Roquepine a famous horse race. And so was born Domaine Lafond Roc-Epine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1978 - Pascal Lafond, Jean-Pierre Lafond’s son, start to work in the estate. With his father, they decide altogether to sell the wines solely in bottles (Tavel, Lirac and Côtes du Rhône).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2001 - Jean-Pierre and Pascal make a big jump over the Rhône and buy our first plot in Châteauneuf du Pape. This is the start of a new appellation for us, Châteauneuf du Pape, with only 87 ares, which is 4 000 bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2009 - A plan to become organic is hatched\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2012 - Organic certification is obtained\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csub\u003eCountry: France | Region: Lirac, Rhone | Alcohol: 14% | Grapes: Grenache Rouge, Syrah, Mourvedre | Organic\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oeno Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43413771714803,"sku":"13531","price":17.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0356\/6409\/products\/IMG_7069.jpg?v=1666879854","url":"https:\/\/www.standrewswine.co.uk\/products\/domaine-lafond-roc-epine-lirac-rouge-2020-75cl","provider":"St Andrews Wine Company Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}