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Producer	Pierre Gaillard
Country	France
Region	Rhone Valley
Varietal	Syrah,  Viognier
Vintage	2019
Sku	20342
Size	750ml
ABV	99.00%

Handpicked harvest, sorting of the healthy and well-ripened grapes. Total destemming. Cold maceration before fermentation, alcoholic fermentation at 35°C.  Maceration following fermentation at 30°C.  Malolactic fermentation in barrels.  The winemaking is carried out according to traditonal Côte-Rôtie techniques.  Cap-punching, pumping over and release techniques help to thoroughly extract the strong aromas and the tannins associated with Côte-Rôtie wines.

18 months in fine oak from Allier and Nevers.  Barrels: 50 % new with oxygen added every 4 months.  Each parcel is vinified separately to obtain different wines expressing their own special character.  These wines are then blended to obtain a better balance between the strength and the elegance of these terroirs.

Fruity, fleshy and refined.  This wine expresses diversity and all of the estate’s terroirs blended together.  A small percentage of Viognier brings about additional aromatic complexity, as well as fat, coating the Syrah’s tannins.