A Pair of 2007 Les Pallières, Straight from Our Cellar
by Kermit Lynch
A Pair of 2007 Les Pallières, Straight from Our Cellar
by Kermit Lynch
Ask any winemaker in the southern Rhône which is the best vintage of the century so far and they will say 2007 (unless they screwed up the gorgeous raw materials). My partners, Daniel and Frédéric Brunier, did not screw them up.
Having worked our parcels for a few years now, we began working on a separate cuvée at Pallières but never put one in bottle except for a few samples we could follow and study. We debated releasing one because most people expect a special bottling to be monstrous and loaded with new oak. Ours isn’t, so we feared confusing our clientele. In 2007, though, we hit the jackpot and could not bear to ignore the rewards.
So, two Pallières this year. One wears the designation “Les Racines,” or The Roots. It comes from what were the original vines planted around the ancient winery. I go for the name because, you know me, roots music, roots wine.
The other is “Terrasse du Diable,” Terrace of the Devil, the historic name of a very special parcel at Pallières. Don’t think of either as a cuvée spéciale. This is more like Tempier’s “Migoua” and “Tourtine.” Equal, even similar, but different.
“Les Racines” concentrates on the pretty, flirtatious, seductive, gushing-with-cornucopian-fruit character unique to Pallières. “Terrasse du Diable” has the darker soul, more structure—a more intellectual side, if you will, of the Pallières experience. We found that our two favorite aspects of the Pallières goût de terroir are heightened more when separated.
These two wines are featured in this month’s Cellar Doors collection, which you can find here.
Wines In The Collection
Domaine Les Pallières France | Southern Rhône
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase**
Domaine Les Pallières France | Southern Rhône
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase.**
France | Southern Rhône
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase**
France | Southern Rhône
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase.**
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