Notre Dame Pallieres, Gigondas, Mourres

Given the few reviews I could find, expected the wine to be gone, but was pleasantly surprised. Mushroom and earthy aroma, but not faulted. A little fruit hiding there. Palate with lovely silky texture and length, tossing around a little fruit, earthy notes and generally pretty interesting. Falling off the second night but it was enjoyable the first with some beef Bourgignon.

2007 vintage

Lovely wine. Deep ripe and juicy with decent complexity for a sub $20 wine. Nice tarry notes on the nose, smoke meat and blackberry. Medium bodied on the palate but juicy and fresh with a long tasty finish. Great value.

2018 vintage

Another lovely showing for this wine. Deep, ripe, sweet, lovely ripe texture. Balanced, with nice complexity, this way exceeds its price point and was better than expected.

2018 vintage

Killer bottle of wine for price paid. Didn't remember price until I saw tonight in CT so that didn't influence rating. Dark red color. On nose, baking spice, black raspberry, blackberry, tobacco and fig notes (palate similar). Didn't have any notes on structure but this paired well with smoked chicken. 92+/-

2018 vintage

Shared amongst good friends - cedar box, spice, black fruit, tannins are silky and add nice structure.

2018 vintage

Drank over 2 nights - better on night 1. Medium red color. Garrigue, black raspberry, pepper, sweet cherry on nose. Palate similar to nose. medium body, medium acidity, low tannins and medium+ finish. Excellent QPR from Garagiste. 91-92 range.

2018 vintage

Off the charts for $14

2018 vintage

last of 4 bottles and great QPR @ $15/btl. Starts off sweet then after 30 min of air it comes together nicely. Blue fruits with big presence of Blackberries. Great nose.

2018 vintage

Good, gulpable Grenache. Medium bodied and slightly herbal — chill it a bit and enjoy with warm weather and BBQ. Love the weight, balance and acidity. Orange peel? Not a lot of complexity but for $14, who cares. Should drink well for at least five more years age. (87)

2018 vintage

This strikes me as young and tight at this stage. Rich, concentrated raspberry and currant fruit is there in droves, as are lovely notes of violet and black pepper. A whiff of dust and garrigue is peeking through in the nose. Very good now, but better in 2-4 years.

2018 vintage

Putting a note in after realizing during inventory that I did not make notes on any of the three bottles. This was a Garagiste wine, and was the lowest priced of the GSM wines (S. Rhone, WA state, some rando S. France place) I bought during my first pandemic stock-up. It was also easily the best, beating the CdP by a mile. Not surprising for me, since Gigondas has hit the spot for me over CdP for a while, but …

2018 vintage

Quite rich Moderate acidity, firm tannins and blackcurrants on finish

2018 vintage

PNP first bottle with friends after tennis. Not sure I needed 6 bottles of 2018 Gigondas but this is a very nice Gigondas with good fruit but not over the top. Good sweet Grenache with raspberries and kirsch. Very nice

2018 vintage

This is a nice Gigondas for me; not too overbearing, while still being quite robust. Had with a steak and it was perfect. The aromas are rich, showing cherry compote, apple spices, and garrigue. Palate is smooth and soft, quite caressing on the palate, actually, showing richer, more vibrant, darkly complected fruits, some tar, and light bits of spiciness. Moderate acidity balances the thick, rich flavors. Finish again attacks with rich dark fruits, but smooth and soft (not stewed), with …

2018 vintage

Delicious, juicy, some minerals - good balance. Nice everyday wine for the next 5-7 years. (88)

2018 vintage

Earthy mineral nose. Complex and rich fruits on night 2

2018 vintage

This wine is getting very consistent reviews because, yes, it’s really that good. Could be a 91, but point is it’s drinking well right now. Fresh plum and red berry with medium firm strength on the palate and medium length finish. It does have that old world earthy note I particularly like, but shrouded also in a freshness to the fruit that offsets tight tannins. Giving it a little air pays dividends. Great QPR.

2018 vintage

Good for the price, very fresh and approachable, yet a little hot (Southern Rhone attribute). Chees!

2018 vintage

A little sweet for a Gigondas, but such a great value. Easy to drink.

2018 vintage

still quite tight and young, will benefit from many more years on its side or several hours in the decanter if drinking now. fainter dark fruits, potting soil, tree bark, softer finish/oak. enjoyable now, but will not fully evolved yet. great QPR for $14.

2018 vintage

Pnp. Slight medium garnet in colour. Notes of dried red berries, plums, and garrigue on the nose. On the palate, there are peppery black cherry cola and dark plums along with some graphite and a touch of anise; tannins are very evident. Medium bodied with a medium finish. Excellent qpr.

2018 vintage

Opened one last night and was very impressed. Very well balanced with nice character and just enough pepper, and garrigue. Medium bodied with red cherry and blackberry fruit. For $15, very good indeed. Rounded out even more overnight.

2018 vintage

Perfect cork but wine was bricked and like Madeira. Poured it down the drain.

2007 vintage

Very nice fruit, great funk to fresh balance. Decant helped

2018 vintage

Outstanding value. This is drinking very well already. Give it air. Cheers.

2018 vintage

Just straight-up awful, with an astringent, lingering, phenolic aftertaste.

2007 vintage

big, complex and delicious. Bests other domestic syrahs for sure!

2007 vintage

Compared to $8 Louis Bernard Côtes du Rhône or La Vieille Ferme (Perrin & Fils) Côtes du Ventoux, this is lamentable vin rouge: muddled, indiscriminate fruit on the nose, with stems to boot; a galumphing landing on the palate whose only redeeming quality is a hint of curry, and then a weird, hot exit with notes of asphalt (similar to what another reviewer described). Never again.

2007 vintage

Gigondas, Featuring Les Pallieres '05-'07 (Vin Vino, Palo Alto) : Spicy, some licorice, but also an offputting rubbery component. Full entry, then thins out. Not much breadth, weird tarry element, hot finish. Pretty much a disaster.

2007 vintage

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