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2010 Gigondas “Terrasse du Diable” MAGNUM

Les Pallières
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Since buying Pallières with the Bruniers in 1998, I have often bragged in these pages that in the vineyard there are nothing but old vines. In recent years, that came back to bite us. Normal yields at Pallières are always low, but current vintages give us half a normal crop. Our yields were not much greater than at Château d’Yquem!
    Now, imagine the juice the miniscule yields yielded, so to speak. Terrasse du Diable boasts a tannic character that makes me want to say, “Beat that!” There is a perfection to the tannin that we may never again be able to equal, because it required some help from Mother Nature. This cuvée shows infinitely dark, complex depths and deliciousness. –Kermit Lynch


Technical Information
Wine Type: red
Vintage: 2010
Bottle Size: 1.5L
Blend: 90% Grenache, 5% Mourvèdre, 5% Clairette
Appellation: Gigondas
Country: France
Region: Southern Rhône
Winemaker: Daniel & Frédéric Brunier
Vineyard: 45 years average, 10 ha
Soil: Red sandy clay, Limestone, Scree
Aging: Wine ages in cuves for 10 months, then in foudres for 12 months
Farming: Lutte Raisonnée
Alcohol: 14.5%

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Kermit inspecting wine barrels

For the wines that I buy I insist that the winemaker leave them whole, intact. I go into the cellars now and select specific barrels or cuvées, and I request that they be bottled without stripping them with filters or other devices. This means that many of our wines will arrive with a smudge of sediment and will throw a more important deposit as time goes by, It also means the wine will taste better.