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Gaillard Pierre Cote Rotie les Viallieres(2005)
- Winery:
- Domaine de Château Gaillard
- Varietal:
- Syrah
- Region:
- France > Rhône > Northern Rhône > Côte-rôtie
- Type:
- User Tags:
- plum, fruit, stone fruits, floral, blackberry, berry, bramble fruits, pepper, spices, color descriptors
Starting at
$80.00 USD
$80.00 USD
- Vinfolio
- Cyrille Hanson
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February 2008
- This is the North Berkeley "Cuvee Unique" of which only 3 barrels were made. A veritable heavyweight contender with a rich, concentrated, brutish demeanor right out of the corner. A creature of earthy, meaty and roasted/charred fruit (inky blackberry, plum and currant) consistency accented with a heady peppery floral and roasted plum and vanillin. Teeth-staining and grippy, but with an acidity that uplifts and caresses the palate. A touch of Viognier adds a bit of lilt to the palate and allows for the fruit/floral essences to integrate. Bitter chocolate bark and dark roast coffee linger in read more...the finish with a kaleidoscope of purple/black fruits. (hide)
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- November 2007
- Their 2003 of the Les Vallieres is one of the best bottles of wine I've ever had. Blackberry and pepper, simply amazing.
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- Cyrille Hanson
- Vinfolio
- 92/100
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August 2007
- This is the North Berkeley "Cuvee Unique" of which only 3 barrels were made. A veritable heavyweight contender with a rich, concentrated, brutish demeanor right out of the corner. A creature of earthy, meaty and roasted/charred fruit (inky blackberry, plum and currant) consistency accented with a heady peppery floral and roasted plum and vanillin. Teeth-staining and grippy, but with an acidity that uplifts and caresses the palate. A touch of Viognier adds a bit of lilt to the palate and allows for the fruit/floral essences to integrate. Bitter chocolate bark and dark roast coffee linger in read more...the finish with a kaleidoscope of purple/black fruits. (hide)
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