Vin Domaines Les Pallieres - Brunier

Domaine Les Pallieres is one of the most beautiful properties in the Rhone Valley, nestled between the villages of Sablet and Gigondas in a natural, woody amphitheatre. The older vines nearer the property go into Les Racines, those higher up make up Les Terrasses du Diable.

The domain with 45 hectares of vines outside the village of Gigondas was purchased by the Brunier brothers, of Vieux Telegraphe, together with their American importer Kermit Lynch in 1998. Since then the cellars at the domain have been renovated and the Bruniers have succeeded in giving the wines from the property some reputation. A new winery was built to receive the harvested parcels individually in gravity-fed tanks. The many lieux-dits (parcels), once blended into one cuvee of Gigondas, have been separated into two, starting with the 2007 vintage, in an effort to best express two remarkable personalities.

A focus on the terroir and its potential soon led to a clear, new direction. The vineyards range from 250-400 meters in altitude, with varying proportions of sand and clay interwoven with limestone scree descending from the Dentelles.