Domaine Grier - Galamus 2017

Name: Domaine Grier - Galamus 2017
Brand: Domaine Grier
Rating: 3.8 (9 reviews)

Côtes du Roussillon|Red wine

Roussillon

Red

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3.8/5 (9 customers)

14/20

Bettane & Desseauve

Cité

Hachette

90-92/100

Robert Parker

(2016 Vintage ratings)

Galamus 2017 is beautifully mature with a remarkably complex nose complexity where wood and fruit are mutually respectful. respect each other. The palate develops noble, powerful tannins which, which, combined with a beautiful roundness, give the wine great fullness. A perfect marriage of fruit and power!

Features

Estate

Domaine Grier

Cuvée

Galamus

Vintage

2017

Designation

Côtes du Roussillon

Region

Roussillon

Grape varieties

35% Syrah, 35% Grenache Noir, 30% Carignan

Terroirs

Schistose marl soils

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

At optimum maturity

Winemaking

After de-stemming without crushing, the grapes are vatted directly. Fermentation at around 26°C, with delestage and remontage. Vatting for a minimum of 3 weeks, malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels.

Breeding

In French oak barrels

Alcohol content

14%

Residual sugars

1.8 g/l g/l

Tasting & pairing

Nose

Complex, with a fine balance between woodiness and fruitiness

Mouth

Round and full-bodied, with noble, powerful tannins that combine with a beautiful roundness to give the wine great fullness.

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Drink before

2027

Food and wine pairing

Goes well with oriental cuisine (couscous, tajine, lamb meatballs), paella, olive and dried tomato cake...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 14/20 (Vintage 2016) (Good wine)

Domain Noted Selected (An estate or house that has seduced us with one or more wines from its production, without us being able to give a general opinion on the style of the entire range)

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated wine (2019 guide) Cited (Vintage 2016) (Successful wine)

Domain rated (guide 2019) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

The Grier family, owners of a vineyard in South Africa renowned for its sparkling wines, set up this 25-hectare estate in the Fenouillèdes region in 2006. They have entrusted the reins to Raphël Graugnard, who brings all his experience to bear in making wines that symbolize the successful union of the Old and New Worlds.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2018 guide) 90-92/100 (Vintage 2016) (Wonderful wine)

Domain rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.8/5

on 9 reviews

Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 17/04/2020

Good roundness, but lacks fullness and volume. Tannins still seem tight. I'm therefore reserved in my rating (3.7), as Gamalus 2017 still seems too young to be fully appreciated. But that doesn't stop me from praising the aesthetics of the bottle.