2022 Domaine les Pallieres Gigondas Les Racines

Producer: Domaine les Pallières Region: Gigondas, Rhône, France Blend: 80% Grenache, 8% Syrah 7% Cinsault 5% Clairette Year: 2022 Wine Advocate, 95 Points  "Despite being riper and more concentrated than the Terrasse du Diable bottling, the 2017 Gigondas Les Racines shares a similarly edgy structure. Potent raspberry fruit is delivered on a full-bodied, richly textured palate that finishes crisp and a bit jagged. Give it a couple of years in the cellar, and it should be fine for drinking over the next 10 years."  James Suckling, 95 Points  "Aromas of cassis, garrigue and redcurrants and wild raspberries. Grenache drives the palate in a long, linear and very focused style. Dense, but delicate, with a fresh and juicy, raspberry-pastry finish. The vines are 80+ years old. Striking power and focus. Drink or hold."  Jeb Dunnuck, 95 Points  "The 2017 Gigondas Les Racines offers a slightly darker color as well as a more powerful, black fruited style. Currants, sous bois, loamy earth