Terrasse du Diable Rouge 2009
GOURMETTRAVELLER – JUNE 2012 – NICK STOCK
sourced from the highest part of the estate, a blend of 90 per cent grenache, and five per cent each of mourvèdre and clairette, the vines are 45 years of age. The first impression is of a ripe young wine with grenache’s red fruits and some peppery herbal notes ahead of graphite-like stony scents. The palate is ripe, showing gently baked wild red berries, hints of biscuity spices and a late wave of smooth, nut-flavoured tannins. Great balance, there’s much to come in time.
VINUM – OCT 2011 – 17/20
Entdekung. Dass die Bruniers aus Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Vieux Télégraphe) gorsse Weine keltern, ist kein Geheimnis. Doch die ausserordentliche qualität ihres Gigondas, der alle anderen Weine der Gemeinde hinter sich liess, hat uns doch überrascht. Von beeindruckender Würze, dichte, Kraft und Länge, mit eng sitzenden Tanninen grosser Intensität une Klasse. Besitzt ausgesrochenen Charaketer, ist seinen verhältnismässig hohen Preis wert.
THE RHONE REPORT – JEB DUNNUCK – ISSUE # 9 – 25 SEPT 2011 – 92 pts
A blend of 85% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre, and 5% Clairette that’s aged both in tank and foudre, the 2009 Domaine les Pallières Gigondas Terrasse du Diable comes from the upper, terraced portion of the Pallières vineyard. Showing an outstanding aromatic profile of cherry, white pepper, crushed stone, and licorice, the wine is medium to full-bodied on the palate, showing a round, supple texture, beautiful freshness, and solid fruit that’s focused by ripe tannin on the finish. A classic Gigondas, this is approachable now, but should be better in a year or two, with a decade of prime drinking.
WINE ADVOCATE – 31 OCT 2011 – #197 – 89 pts –
It exhibits a light ruby color along with fresh cherry and raspberry notes intermixed with a striking minerality. Fresh, lively and refreshing, with notions of strawberry fruit on the palate, this mid-weight red should be drunk over the next 5-7 years.
WINE ADVOCATE – 31 OCT 2010 – #191 – (90-93) pts –
The 2009 is just a step behind the estate’s finest wines to date, the 2007s. It was cropped at a frightfully low 16 hl per hectare. It boasts wonderful fresh raspberry and black cherry fruit notes intermixed with scents of crushed rocks and flowers. An unmistakable minerality leads to a medium to full-bodied, extraordinary elegant, dense, rich wine that is seemingly light across the palate despite whit must be elevated alcohols. Drink this beauty over the next decade or more.
INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR – MAR/APR 2011
91-93. (90% grenache and 5% each mourvedre and clairette Bright ruby. Vibrant aromas of strawberry, raspberry, Asian spices and potpourri. Suave, silky and weightless, with noteworthy finesse and a penetrating quality to the flavors of red fruits and candied rose. Very complex, spicy and incisive Gigondas. Finishes with a strong floral quality and impressive length.
RVF – JUIN 2010 – cité parmi « les grandes réussites »
Top 5 sur 50 vins dégustés.
Nez gracieux de pêche de vigne et de cerise à l\’eau-de-vie. La bouche douce, avec des tanins fins, offre un joli final sur un fruit bien mûr.
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