The Domaine Gallet of Côte-Rôtie of Rhone Valley

Domaine Gallet - Côte-Rôtie
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 46 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Côte-Rôtie in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine Gallet is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Côte-Rôtie to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Gallet wines

Looking for the best Domaine Gallet wines in Côte-Rôtie among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Gallet wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Domaine Gallet wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine Gallet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Gallet

How Domaine Gallet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels, chaouia lamb or duckling with bigarrade.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Gallet

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Gallet. often reveals types of flavors of smoke, minerality or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black cherries, pepper or black fruits. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Gallet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Gallet

  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Gallet.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of Côte-Rôtie

The wine region of Côte-Rôtie is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine E. Guigal or the Domaine E. Guigal produce mainly wines red, white and sweet.

The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côte-Rôtie are Viognier, Mourvèdre and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côte-Rôtie often reveals types of flavors of cream, sour cherry or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, red cherry or cranberry. In the mouth of Côte-Rôtie is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 172 estates and châteaux in the of Côte-Rôtie, producing 373 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.

The wines of Côte-Rôtie go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Gallet

Planning a wine route in the of Côte-Rôtie? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine Gallet.

Discover the grape variety: Corvinone

It has been cultivated for a very long time in northern Italy, but in France it is hardly known. It should not be confused with corvina, another Italian grape variety that is very present in the same region, both of which are most often associated with rondinella and molinara.

News about Domaine Gallet and wines from the region

Decanter at Home masterclass: Tasting the La Las with Philippe Guigal

Last chance: You can still buy tickets to watch this E Guigal LaLas virtual masterclass and taste the wines, via the Decanter at Home series – book here A so-called ‘vertical’ tasting is of the same wine, but over multiple vintages. A ‘horizontal’ tasting is of different wines, but in the same vintage. That’s what makes the Decanter at Home tasting particularly special – it’s both horizontal and vertical. Not only do we taste the three jewels in Guigal’s Côte-Rôtie crown; La Mouline, La Tu ...

Walls: Tasting the classic 2001 Guigal La Las

Like many teenagers, I was obsessed with movies when I was growing up. When I see original posters today for films I enjoyed back then, the effect is immediate – a glance somehow conjures the story, the characters and the emotional impact all at once. Today, wine labels can have a similar effect. And what more iconic labels are there in the Rhône than Guigal’s single vineyard Côte-Rôties? When I see the red and gold label of La Mouline, it has the same effect as when I’m confronted with the post ...

Christie’s 2021 DWWA charity wine auction sets new record

A total of £72,600 was raised from 79 lots at the sixteenth DWWA wine auction hosted by Christie’s on 2 December – beating a record set in 2018. This total excludes Christie’s buyer’s premium. All proceeds will be added to funds raised by Decanter throughout the DWWA this year. Charities supported include The Drinks Trust, WaterAid, Cancer Research UK, Change Please, Decanter Apprenticeships and more. Over the past 12 months, Decanter has donated in excess of £100,000 to these charities. T ...

The word of the wine: Tranquil (wine)

Refers to a non-sparkling wine.