Winery | Domaine Les Pallières |
|---|---|
Grapes | Clairette |
Region | Gigondas |
Wine style | Southern Rhône Red |
Alcohol content | 15% |
Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Bottle closure | cork |
Wine description | Ruby-red. Ripe dark berries and kirsch on the nose, with complicating notes of licorice and black tea. Rich, deep and powerful, with a distinctly ripe character to the dark fruit flavors. Fresher on the finish, which features chewy tannins and leaves smoke and licorice notes behind. |
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
The Southern Rhône is situated in a large, sprawling valley, shaped by the course of the Rhône River. A Mediterranean climate makes the Southern Rhône Valley one of the warmest wine growing regions in France.
Grape varieties that thrive in the region are well-suited to the hot, humid summers, and Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre are by far the most common plantings.
The vast majority of Rhône wine...
