We love the Les Pallieres Gigondas; we can even go as far as saying we like these wines better than many Chateauneuf du Pape's. Les Pallieres estate has been in existence since the 15th century. After some bad vintages and frost in the '90s, the Roux brothers who owned the estate sold it to the Daniel and Frédéric Brunier of Vieux Telegraph Chateauneuf du Pape fame, elevating the Domaine to previously unseen heights. The brothers converted the viniculture to organic and built a new winery to receive the harvested parcels individually in gravity-fed tanks, decisions that dramatically affected the quality of the wines for the better. Over the years, these have been incredibly impressive wines in this price range, warranting huge scores from savvy southern rhone critics like Jeb Dunnuck. The vineyards range from 250-400 meters in altitude, with varying proportions of sand and clay interwoven with limestone scree descending from the Dentelles de Montmirail. The estate used to produce only one wine, but starting in 2007, they started making two and today produce three different cuvees. The 2019s here are sensational, proving that they are some of the best buys in Gigondas, meriting the higher end of the scores from Jeb Dunnuck this vintage. These wines never fail to amaze, especially at this price point!
Terrasse du Diable comes from high-altitude low-yielding vines that are over 50 years old from the lieu dits lieux-ditsPoncet, Thomas, Les Pallières, and Terrasse du Diable. The blend for this wine is 90% Grenache, 5% Mourvèdre, and 5% Clairette. Wine ages in cuves for ten months, then in foudres for 12 months, and is released two years after the harvest. The Cuvee encompasses the low-yielding vines from the higher altitudes (250-400 meters) that express great structure and intense minerality.
Jeb Dunnuck 91-93 points! "Moving to the two 2019s from barrel, the 2019 Gigondas Terrasse Du Diable showed beautifully, with lots of red and blue fruits intermixed with notes of candied violets, cracked black pepper, and violets. It’s rich, medium to full-bodied, has a touch more mid-palate density than the 2018, and enough tannins to warrant a year or three of bottle age."
2019 Domaine les Pallières Gigondas Terrasse du Diable
2019 Domaine les Pallières Gigondas Terrasse du Diable
$35.99
$35.99
We love the Les Pallieres Gigondas; we can even go as far as saying we like these wines better than many Chateauneuf du Pape's. Les Pallieres estate has been in existence since the 15th century. After some bad vintages and frost in the '90s, the Roux brothers who owned the estate sold it to the Daniel and Frédéric Brunier of Vieux Telegraph Chateauneuf du Pape fame, elevating the Domaine to previously unseen heights. The brothers converted the viniculture to organic and built a new winery to receive the harvested parcels individually in gravity-fed tanks, decisions that dramatically affected the quality of the wines for the better. Over the years, these have been incredibly impressive wines in this price range, warranting huge scores from savvy southern rhone critics like Jeb Dunnuck. The vineyards range from 250-400 meters in altitude, with varying proportions of sand and clay interwoven with limestone scree descending from the Dentelles de Montmirail. The estate used to produce only one wine, but starting in 2007, they started making two and today produce three different cuvees. The 2019s here are sensational, proving that they are some of the best buys in Gigondas, meriting the higher end of the scores from Jeb Dunnuck this vintage. These wines never fail to amaze, especially at this price point!
Terrasse du Diable comes from high-altitude low-yielding vines that are over 50 years old from the lieu dits lieux-ditsPoncet, Thomas, Les Pallières, and Terrasse du Diable. The blend for this wine is 90% Grenache, 5% Mourvèdre, and 5% Clairette. Wine ages in cuves for ten months, then in foudres for 12 months, and is released two years after the harvest. The Cuvee encompasses the low-yielding vines from the higher altitudes (250-400 meters) that express great structure and intense minerality.
Jeb Dunnuck 91-93 points! "Moving to the two 2019s from barrel, the 2019 Gigondas Terrasse Du Diable showed beautifully, with lots of red and blue fruits intermixed with notes of candied violets, cracked black pepper, and violets. It’s rich, medium to full-bodied, has a touch more mid-palate density than the 2018, and enough tannins to warrant a year or three of bottle age."
