Gallety

...and it required Alain Gallety to undertake a major restructuring of the estate and a careful selection of grape varieties before reaching its current form of 15 ha of contiguous vineyard. Since the production of his first vintage in 1978, Alain Gallety has been joined by his son David Alexandre, who now runs the Gallety estate on his own, and the estate produces truly singular wines, classified since 1999 under the AOC Côtes du Vivarais appellation. The vineyard is planted with Syrah and Grenache for the production of red Rhône wines, but the Gallety estate also offers a white Rhône wine made from Grenache Blanc and Marsanne, with a touch of Roussanne. Harvesting is done by hand with meticulous sorting in the vineyard, and yields are very low (25 hl/ha and around 15 hl/ha for the Gallety "Syrare" cuvée). For the reds, the must is worked traditionally with manual punch-downs, followed by 2 years of ageing in oak barrels. The Gallety wine range is diverse and built around several red cuvées: "La Haute Vigne", the flagship wines "Domaine Gallety" in both white and red, and the cuvées "Syrare", "Emma" and "La Ligure". The "Clos Latin" 2008 from Gallety is a true jewel in its case, like a collector's item, as it is limited to only 256 bottles, aged for 46 months, and released from the Gallety estate only after more than 10 years. The "Haute Vigne" cuvée, made from young vines (50% Syrah, 50% Grenache), is a true delight — a wine for immediate pleasure, with red fruit character, to be enjoyed within 3 years. The Gallety rouge cuvée, from the same Syrah/Grenache blend (40/45-year-old vines), is a refined wine of great drinkability, with a generous aromatic profile of black fruits. It is best to open it 1 hour in advance, and it will develop beautifully over 8 to 10 years. The Emma cuvée from Gallety (a single-plot selection of 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah) brings finesse and complexity, with an aromatic profile of black fruits and spices and a great length on the palate. Its ageing potential is 10 to 15 years. The La Ligure cuvée from Gallety, predominantly Grenache, fully benefits from the effect of very old 85-year-old vines, with tiny yields (around 8 hl/year) and a long ageing period of 36 to 40 months in oak barrels. The wine is full and concentrated and will improve over 10 to 15 years. Finally, the "Syrare" cuvée is a blend of 70% Syrah and 30% old-vine Grenache, aged for 2 years. Delicate on the nose, it offers a fruity intensity of black cherry and redcurrant, nuanced by notes of undergrowth evolving towards spices. Ample and fleshy on the palate, it strikes a balance between fruit roundness and minerality, resting on firm yet refined tannins. The finish is of superb length, stretching out on notes of violet and pepper. A wine to keep for at least 10 years. The Gallety estate produces great Rhône wines, well worth discovering without delay…

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