Skip to main content
Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant
Toggle Navigation Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant Your Cart

2019 Côtes du Vivarais Rouge

Domaine Gallety
Discount Eligible $33.00
AT CART MAX

If the king of the southern Rhône—Grenache—married the queen of the northern Rhône—Syrah—and had a beautiful child that bore the best features of each, that prince would be Domaine Gallety’s red Côtes du Vivarais. Here, in the small commune of Saint-Montan, halfway between Cornas and Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Alain Gallety and his son David-Alexandre grow Syrah and Grenache and craft this rouge with equal parts of each. Syrah’s savoriness and notes of pepper, together with Grenache’s stoniness, are balanced by an open-knit structure and ripe juiciness that make this wine ready to drink today. Because Côtes du Vivarais is less well known than the storied appellations of the North and the South, this red stands among France’s best values. Pair it with a pork chop, roasted eggplant, or Chris Lee’s Tomato and Cantal Cheese Galette for a sublime match.

Tom Wolf

Discount Eligible $33.00
AT CART MAX

Technical Information
Wine Type: red
Vintage: 2019
Bottle Size: 750mL
Blend: 50% Syrah, 50% Grenache
Appellation: Côtes du Vivarais
Country: France
Region: Southern Rhône
Producer: Domaine Gallety
Winemaker: Alain Gallety
Vineyard: 40 years average, 13.8 ha
Soil: Clay, Limestone
Aging: Wine is aged in neutral oak barrels for about 15 months
Farming: Organic (practicing)
Alcohol: 13.5%

More from this Producer or Region

More from Southern Rhône or France

Discount Eligible $18.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $12.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $23.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $40.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $66.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $30.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $33.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $58.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $18.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $33.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $23.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $57.00
AT CART MAX
Sampling wine out of the barrel.

When buying red Burgundy, I think we should remember:

1. Big wines do not age better than light wine.
2. A so-called great vintage at the outset does not guarantee a great vintage for the duration.
3. A so-called off vintage at the outset does not mean the wines do not have a brilliant future ahead of them.
4. Red Burgundy should not taste like Guigal Côte-Rôtie, even if most wine writers wish it would.
5. Don’t follow leaders; watch yer parking meters.

Inspiring Thirst, page 174

Discount Eligible $33.00
AT CART MAX