Romain Le Bars runs a tiny 1.5 hectare estate in Gard in the southern Rhône. He spent 7 years working with winemaker Eric Pfifferling at Domaine de L’Anglore and prior to that assisted Matthieu Vallée at Château Yvonne. Romain works, mostly, with Carignan, Grenache and Syrah, and vinifies in old wood using little to no sulphur. Vibrant, pure and brimming with energy, Romain's wines are about drinkability but with an underlying power that justifies the comparison to L'Anglore. Incredible and extremely limited wines, from a rising star in the South of France.

The Lirac rosé is a blend of equal parts Grenache, Mourvèdre and Carignan, directly pressed then fermented and aged in demi-muid. Bottled without fining or filtration, this is an effortlessly pure and ethereal rosé with great sapidity and a wonderful spicy character.