Domaine Les Pallieres, Gigondas Terrasses du Diable, 2011 SO112025 Guiberteau A magnum of Roberto Conterno's

A magnum of Roberto Conterno's Cascina Francia from the famously hot 2003 summer

one of Burgundy’s most revered appellations

and the region’s natural poise

Same staggering wine — Clos Florentin

offering an unadulterated reflection of the vineyard and vintage

Domaine Les Pallieres, Gigondas Terrasses du Diable, 2011 SO112025 Guiberteau A magnum of Roberto Conterno'sA great Gigondas from Les Pallieres, the storied estate the Brunier family of Vieux Telegraphe revived alongside Kermit Lynch in 1998. Terrasse du Diable comes from the highest, coolest, steeply terraced plots on stony limestone scree from the Dentelles de Montmirail, between roughly 250 and 400 meters. It's the more powerful of the estate's two cuvees, mostly old vine Grenache rounded out with Mourvedre and Clairette, aged in large foudre and bottled