{"id":6117,"date":"2021-02-22T09:13:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T08:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comptoirdesmillesimes.com\/blog\/?p=6117"},"modified":"2021-02-26T12:01:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T11:01:40","slug":"pierre-gaillard-wine-guide-rhone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comptoirdesmillesimes.com\/blog\/en\/pierre-gaillard-wine-guide-rhone\/","title":{"rendered":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard: Guide and presentation of the estate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, we'd like to introduce you to one of our partner estates:<\/span>\u00a0Pierre Gaillard estate<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

> Partner domains : See all guides<\/strong>\u00a0?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This estate is located in\u00a0Malleva<\/span> and a new producer in the C\u00f4te-R\u00f4tie appellation.<\/span>\u00a0It was founded in 1986 with just 0.25 hectares of vines.<\/span>\u00a0Before setting up his own estate, Pierre Gaillard was experienced in everything to do with\u00a0C\u00f4te-R\u00f4tie<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0He\u00a0a<\/span> planted these first vines, which were used in Guigal's famous \"La Turque\" cuv\u00e9e wines. Their cuv\u00e9es are produced in the following appellations <\/span>St Joseph and\u00a0C\u00f4te-R\u00f4tie<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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History of the domain :<\/span><\/h3>\n

Domaine Pierre Gaillard was created in 1980.<\/span> Pierre Gaillard always wanted to be a farmer, even though he didn't come from a farming background.<\/span>\u00a0He met some passionate people during his studies in Beaune who really gave him a taste for wine and the vine.<\/span>\u00a0He bought his first plot of St Joseph's\u00a0(the Clos de\u00a0Cuminaille<\/span>)<\/span> in 1981, he completely cleared and planted it (by hand!)<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0At the time, he was working double-time for Domaine Vidal Fleury.\u00a0(then\u00a0Guigal<\/span>\u00a0when the house was bought)<\/span>\u00a0as crop manager.<\/span>\u00a0He continued to buy small plots, which he cleared and replanted. At the time, there were hardly any vines left in the Northern Rh\u00f4ne, and he participated with other winemakers in the rebirth and redefinition of these abandoned appellations.<\/span>\u00a0In 1986, he set up his own business and continued to expand his estate.<\/span>\u00a0A<\/span>\u00a0At that time, he worked on the\u00a0PDO<\/span>\u00a0Condrieu, St Joseph and C\u00f4te R\u00f4tie.<\/span>\u00a0Today, it has spread throughout the Rh\u00f4ne valley.\u00a0(Crozes<\/span>St\u00a0Peray<\/span>Cornas to boot)<\/span>\u00a0and even beyond, as he created a domain in\u00a0Banyuls<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Collioure<\/span>\u00a0(domain\u00a0Madeloc<\/span>)<\/span> and Faug\u00e8res<\/span>\u00a0(domain\u00a0Cottebrune<\/span>)<\/span>.<\/span> Pierre Gaillard has always enjoyed rebuilding his vineyards, redoing the dry stone terraces on his hillsides.<\/span>\u00a0He also enjoys shaping the landscape.<\/span>\u00a0He has a great admiration for schist terroirs\u00a0(found in C\u00f4te R\u00f4tie,\u00a0Faug\u00e8res<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Collioure<\/span>)<\/span>which add elegance and delicacy to the wines;<\/span>\u00a0and if they're on a slope, even better!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Syrah is the grape variety of choice, the only red variety in the northern Rh\u00f4ne Valley.<\/span>\u00a0Its aromatic palette is very broad, and the tannins are supple and silky.<\/span>\u00a0But he wanted to get to grips with a totally different grape variety, Grenache, by going down to Languedoc and Roussillon.<\/span>\u00a0If at\u00a0Collioure<\/span>\u00a0Grenache is the king of grape varieties, Pierre has planted Syrah grapes as he likes them, at\u00a0Faug\u00e8res<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0The appellation is truly the link between north and south, where Grenache and Syrah coexist in harmony.<\/span><\/p>\n

The estate today :\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Pierre Gaillard's wife, although a schoolteacher, has always accompanied her husband in the development of his estate, and in his taste for wine.<\/span> Over the years, they have passed on their passion for wine, gastronomy, travel and beautiful landscapes to their children.<\/span> Thanks to their parents<\/span>\u00a0the values of work and the pleasure of creation.<\/span>\u00a0Each child had a different journey, but at some point they all chose to return to the estates and make the terroirs their own.<\/span> Each in their own way, according to their own skills and desires, decided to join their parents, and together they created the Pierre Gaillard Family.<\/span>\u00a0Jeanne, the eldest, was the first in 2008, setting up her own estate and creating her own wines.<\/span>\u00a0Then it was the turn ofElise<\/span>\u00a0to help his parents in the south, in\u00a0Collioure<\/span>,<\/span> where she\u00a0y to<\/span> quickly found its feet, and a <\/span>ends up staying.<\/span>\u00a0Pierre-Antoine, the youngest of the family, then joined them, sailing between the different estates, bringing his taste and skills to the improvement of slope viticulture, common to all three regions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The best wines from Domaine Pierre Gaillard:\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n