Domaine Galevan - 'Petit Pierre' - Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault - Côtes du Rhône, FR - 2024

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Notes from the Winery/Importer

A tribute to the winemaker’s grandfather, Petit Pierre is a vibrant blend of 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache, and 10% Cinsault grown on chalky clay soils just north of Courthézon. Bright, juicy, and full of life, it bursts with fresh fruit and pure drinkability. Grapes are hand-harvested and carefully sorted, fully destemmed, and fermented in concrete tanks for five months without added sulfites. Certified organic.

Domaine Galévan, set in the heart of the Rhône Valley, is led by Coralie Goumarre—the first woman in nine generations to guide the family estate. Drawing inspiration from her parents, Pierrette and Jean-Pierre, and generations before them, Coralie marries tradition with innovation, crafting wines that balance elegance, energy, and finesse.

The estate covers 60 hectares, with 56 planted to vines averaging nearly 50 years of age. Farmed entirely with organic and sustainable practices, the vineyards yield modest quantities of fruit with exceptional quality. Domaine Galévan produces wines from some of the Rhône’s finest grape varieties, across appellations that include Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes du Rhône Villages, and Côtes du Rhône.

Notes on the Producer

Coralie, is the first woman to take the destiny of the family estate, and this for 9 generations. Before her and her parents Jean-Pierre and Pierrette, Eloi and Jean-François, her ancestors, left their mark on the estate.
In turn, this convinced “VigneRhône” gives a new impulse to Domaine Galévan, between modernity, independence and “joie de vivre”.
On this 60 hectare estate in one piece, all the great Rhone grape varieties are represented. The vines are worked with the greatest respect for nature.
Never before has the estate borne its name so well. In addition to the evocation of an exceptional terroir, the name Galévan also symbolizes the balance between know-how and freedom of creation, the roundness of the wines and the poetic breath, constancy and challenge.
The names of the wines, the care given to their packaging, the emblem affixed to each of them imbued with femininity and elegance… No doubt, the very personal tone of Coralie is given. From now on, we will have to count on this wine creator with asserted qualitative ambitions.
Located in the commune of Courthézon, the estate covers 60 hectares. The entire vineyard is run in Organic Agriculture. Our vines are spread over the appellations Châteauneuf du Pape, Côtes du Rhône Village, Côtes du Rhône and Vin de Pays. All the great Rhone grape varieties are represented: Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault and Carignan for the reds, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Marsanne and Bourboulenc for the whites. The average age of the vines is 65 years old and produces small quantities of very high quality grapes.