Domaine Les Pallieres Gigondas “Terrasse du Diable” 2016

The sunny 2016 vintage truly allowed the relatively cool terroir at Pallières to shine. Facing north at high elevation, these vineyards enjoy a freshness that is welcome relief in hotter years. You’ll taste it in “Terrasse du Diable”: full of wild energy with whiffs of garrigue and spice, this mass of wine balances on a taut wire of saline limestone minerality.

—Anthony Lynch