{"id":4697,"date":"2012-04-15T08:16:06","date_gmt":"2012-04-15T08:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=4697"},"modified":"2012-04-15T08:16:06","modified_gmt":"2012-04-15T08:16:06","slug":"northern-rhone-series-20-the-2010s-from-pierre-gaillard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/syrah\/northern-rhone-series-20-the-2010s-from-pierre-gaillard","title":{"rendered":"Northern Rhone series 20, the 2010s from Pierre Gaillard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was fortunate enough to be sent some cask samples of the 2010s from Pierre Gaillard. He makes wine in a modern style, but avoids spoofiness and over-ripeness. In a vintage like 2010, which I’m beginning to think is the best in the region since 1999, his wines are pretty irresistable. These are all available from Bancroft Wines<\/a> in the UK.<\/p>\n

Pierre Gaillard C\u00f4te R\u00f4tie Rose Pourpre 2010 Northern Rh\u00f4ne, France<\/strong>
\n(Cask sample) From a 0.8 hectare plot parcel of C\u00f4te Rozier, in an amphitheater facing south. Lovely vivid black cherry and plum fruit nose is meaty and spicy with some oak notes. The palate is fresh yet intense with notes of meat, spice, minerals and some firm grippy tannins. Complex and vivid. A stylish wine with lovely definition. 92\u201394\/100 (Bancroft Wines)<\/p>\n

Pierre Gaillard St Joseph Clos de Cuminaille 2010 Northern Rh\u00f4ne, France<\/strong>
\n(Cask sample) A 3 hectare plot first planted in 1981, on decomposed granite. Very fresh black cherry and white pepper nose is pure and linear with good freshness. The palate is bright, pure and peppery with lovely cherry and raspberry fruit. Ripe and smooth but with lovely edges, too. Grippy tannins on the finish. 92\u201394\/100 (Bancroft Wines)<\/p>\n

Pierre Gaillard Cornas 2010 Northern Rh\u00f4ne, France<\/strong>
\n(Cask sample) From a 1 hectare parcel of 70 year old vines, purchased in 2006. Granite soils. Fresh and smooth with clove, olive and meat edge to the sweet blackberry and black cherry fruit. Fresh, pure and vivid: a nice combination of sweet fruit and more savoury notes, showing nice peppery freshness. Super effort. 92\u201394\/100 (Bancroft Wines)<\/p>\n

Pierre Gaillard Asiaticus 2010 IGP IGP des Collines Rhodaniennes, Northern Rh\u00f4ne, France<\/strong>
\n(Cask sample) From a 1 hectare block facing south on the left side of the Rh\u00f4ne with schist soils. Fresh and supple with cherry and plum fruit and an appealing green, sappy edge. Fine, fruity and delicious with pure fruit and good acidity. 91\u201393\/100 (Bancroft Wines)<\/p>\n

Pierre Gaillard C\u00f4te R\u00f4tie 2010 Northern Rh\u00f4ne, France<\/strong>
\n(Cask sample) Really elegant with fresh black cherry fruit and supple meat and pepper notes. Smooth textured and pure with no rough edges and silky tannins. A stylish, midweight C\u00f4te R\u00f4tie with good acidity. 92\u201394\/100 (Bancroft Wines)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was fortunate enough to be sent some cask samples of the 2010s from Pierre Gaillard. He makes wine in a modern style, but avoids spoofiness and over-ripeness. In a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,11],"tags":[152,354,353],"class_list":["post-4697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-northern-rhone","category-syrah","tag-cote-rotie","tag-northern-rhone","tag-syrah"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4697"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4703,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4697\/revisions\/4703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}