Domaine Pierre Gaillard

Plants at extreme densities while strictly capping yields at a low 30 hL/ha to focus fruit flavors. Certified Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE Level 3). Every cluster of fruit is harvested and sorted entirely by hand on the vine.

Partial destemming. Aged 18-20 months in French oak (50-70% new).

Fresh red and dark fruit with pepper and floral notes. Medium-bodied with smooth tannins. Approachable and fruit-driven.

70+ year-old vines on the granite slopes of Cornas. 100% organic vineyard work.

Partial destemming. Aged 18-20 months in French oak (50-70% new).

Full of minerality with dark fruit, smoke, and spice. Full-bodied with firm tannins and length on the palate.

Steep schist slopes above Ampuis, hand-harvested with strict selection of the ripest fruit.

Partially destemmed. Syrah and Viognier co-fermented. Malolactic in barrel. 18-20 months in French oak.

Floral, spicy, and elegant with dark fruit, violet, and smoky notes. Silky tannins with remarkable finesse and complexity.

A single well-draining gravel-soil parcel on the cooler left bank of the Rhone (planted in the early 1980s).

Partial destemming. Aged 18-20 months in French oak (50-70% new).

Dark fruit, pepper, and spice with silky tannins from gentle extraction. Structured and powerful from 18 months in oak.

Fine granite soils of Malleval and Chavanay, hand-harvested when fully ripe.

Partial destemming. Aged 18-20 months in French oak (50-70% new).

White flowers, apricot, and honey with mineral notes. Round and textured with good acidity and a persistent finish.

Steep east/south-east-facing granite slopes in Malleval plunging to the Rhone, kept to low yields.

Partial destemming. Aged 18-20 months in French oak (50-70% new).

Red fruits, spices, pepper. Round and refined with perfect balance. Elegant Syrah expression.