Gaillard, Cote Rotie Size:6x750ml there is a highly attractive

there is a highly attractive texture to the solidly concentrated and intense flavors that are at once robust yet sleek

This moderately robust effort is classic Grèves

(from Chalandins)

23 ha parcel of 45+ year old vines)

This is fresh and racy

Gaillard, Cote Rotie Size:6x750ml there is a highly attractiveBought en primeur from The Wine Society. Discreet nose, somewhat coy in a closed phase? There's faint black pepper and restrained black cherry. The palate is a bit meatier, with very soft tannins and moderate but refreshing acidity. Length is okay, although it isn't as expressive as the appellation should be, arguably. A church mouse style, and less memorable than when I tasted it en primeur. A few days later, however, the rest of the bottle was