Domaine Gallety - Cotes du Vivarais Cuvée Emma 2020

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Producer	Domaine Gallety
Country	France
Region	Rhone Valley
Subregion	Cotes du Vivarais
Varietal	Red Blend
Vintage	2020
Sku	12015029
Size	750ml

  

A multi-generational family winery in the under-the-radar Côtes du Vivarais AOC, Domaine Gallety is one to watch. Alain and son David-Alexandre work side by side, farming organically, using natural fermentation, and making innovations to improve their wines. Given their location between the Northern and Southern Rhône, the reds are often an equal mix of Grenache and Syrah. The wines are aged in Burgundian barrels, as the Galletys believe them to produce wines with greater finesse. Today, they are planting a vineyard so stony and wild that it will have to be worked by a draft horse. Alain Gallety is indeed a man of vision.

On the top of the slopes, the majority of the clay lends itself to the cultivation of Syrah (pruned in cordon de Royat). Densities vary between 4500 and 5000 vines/ha. Plot selection from the estate with 60% Syrah and 40% Grenache planted. The result is brilliant, with formidable delicacy and complexity at the same time. Traditional vinification in concrete vats, aging for 18-24 months in oak barrels. Refined bouquet, pepper & forest fruits. Full, velvety, delicate palate. Thick, tannic finish with lovely bitter notes. Nice refined wine. Finesse and complexity mingle, to offer aromatics of black fruits and spices, with great length on the palate. Drinking now, but will age for around fifteen years.

Côtes du Vivarais AOC is an area in the northern half of the southern section of the Rhône. The zone is confined to specific vineyards on the west bank of the river. The Grignan-les-Adhémar appellation (formerly Côteaux du Tricastin) lies on the other side of the river.

The terroir here is founded on the hot, dry summer common to most Mediterranean climates, and the low-fertility rocky soils that drain so freely and force vines to dig strong, deep root systems in search of water and nutriments. The appellation's best wine-producing sites, however, are slightly higher up. These enjoy the cooler mesoclimates caused by the local (hilly) topography. The backbone of limestone which forms the Plateau de Gras provides a home to many high-quality vineyards, producing fresher, more aromatic styles of wine made possible by extended hang time and increased altitude (up to 400 meters/1200ft).