Excellent Gigondas 2010 from Les Pallières

Even for France, home of many venerable wine properties and vineyards, the domaine of Les Pallières qualifies as ancient, having been farmed by the same family since sometime in the 15th Century. Located in the foothills of the Dentelles de Montmirail outside the village of

Gigondas in the Southern Rhone valley, the estate endured hard times in the 20th …