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2020 Côtes du Vivarais Rouge
Domaine Gallety
Hailing from halfway between the northern and southern Rhône, this Côtes du Vivarais features equal parts of both regions’ starring grapes—Syrah and Grenache—and offers the closest thing to what you might get if you blended Crozes-Hermitage with Gigondas. With its gorgeous and lifted aromas of black pepper, briny black olive, and violets, the nose is all northern Rhône. When you take a sip, though, the freshness and elegance of Syrah are intermingled with the earthiness, herbs, and concentration of southern Rhône Grenache.
—Tom Wolf
| Wine Type: | red |
| Vintage: | 2020 |
| Bottle Size: | 750mL |
| Blend: | 50% Syrah, 50% Grenache |
| Appellation: | Côtes du Vivarais |
| Country: | France |
| Region: | Northern Rhône |
| Producer: | Domaine Gallety |
| Winemaker: | Alain Gallety |
| Vineyard: | 40 years average, 13.8 ha |
| Soil: | Clay, Limestone |
| Aging: | Wine is aged in neutral oak barrels for about 15 months |
| Farming: | Organic (practicing) |
| Alcohol: | 13.5% |
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Kermit once said...
Kermit once said...
Let the brett nerds retire into protective bubbles, and whenever they thirst for wine it can be passed in to them through a sterile filter. Those of us on the outside can continue to enjoy complex, natural, living wines.
Inspiring Thirst, page 236