95 POINTS: Jeb Dunnuck
15%Abv, 90% Grenache (100+ years) 10% Syrah, 90% concrete vat, 10% new oak cask raising.
This Cuvee like it's stablemate Les Grenaches de Pierre is made from 100+ year old vines and is only made in great vintages - this is just the second available in New Zealand for 5 years!
"The two special cuvées are some of the gems in the vintage. The 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape Les Gallimardes comes from one of the great sites in the southern part of the appellation and is just about all Grenache (there’s some very old
… vine Syrah, which struggles in this hot terroir). While not up to the out of this world 2016, it has a beautiful bouquet of cassis, kirsch liqueur, black raspberries, garrigue, and peppery herbs. Deep, full-bodied, and powerful on the palate, it has ultra-fine tannins as well as loads of character. It’s going to drink brilliantly for 15 years or more."
— 95-100 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
"The 2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Gallimardes bottlings is gorgeous, all silk and velvet in feel, with dark plum and anise notes coursing along the tannic spine. It's clearly structured yet maintains a gorgeous mouthfeel all along."
— James Molesworth, Wine Spectator
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