Gaillard, Cote Rotie other_regions mineral-drenched black raspberry

mineral-drenched black raspberry

This is slightly firmer but should also drink well young

some 18 barriques

18 ha parcel)

too the style is quite restrained for a wine that in the past has played more on textural richness and volume

Gaillard, Cote Rotie other_regions mineral-drenched black raspberryBought 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