Pierre Gaillard has always been a fervent admirer of the terroir, viticulture and wine. In 1981, he settles in Malleval, at the heart of the Rhône valley and offers a wide selection of high-quality wines.
A builder, he enjoyed bringing an abandoned slope back to life. All the work in the vineyard is carried out so as to obtain healthy and well-balanced grapes, that respect the terroir. The same philosophy applies to the winery, where Pierre helps his grapes express the best the terroir has to offer.
He settled on the slopes of Seyssuel in 1996 with his partners and together, they created the Vins de Vienne. Later, he produced his own cuvée on the same slopes, Asiaticus, named after a senator from Vienne from the 1st century AD who was a renown patron and great wine connoisseur.
A builder, he enjoyed bringing an abandoned slope back to life. All the work in the vineyard is carried out so as to obtain healthy and well-balanced grapes, that respect the terroir. The same philosophy applies to the winery, where Pierre helps his grapes express the best the terroir has to offer.
He settled on the slopes of Seyssuel in 1996 with his partners and together, they created the Vins de Vienne. Later, he produced his own cuvée on the same slopes, Asiaticus, named after a senator from Vienne from the 1st century AD who was a renown patron and great wine connoisseur.
Pierre Gaillard
Wines
Asiaticus
The vines
Variety
100% Syrah
Terroir
Variety
100% Syrah
Terroir
Seyssuel (Les Pelissonne and Vieux Château
Southwest facing slope
Schists
Surface area 1 ha
Viticulture
Vineyard work is adapted in function of the production year
Yield of 30 hL/ha over plantation densities of 10,000 vine stocks/ha
Harvesting
Manual harvesting, thorough sorting on the vine
Southwest facing slope
Schists
Surface area 1 ha
Viticulture
Vineyard work is adapted in function of the production year
Yield of 30 hL/ha over plantation densities of 10,000 vine stocks/ha
Harvesting
Manual harvesting, thorough sorting on the vine
At the winery
Vinification
Complete destemming
Cold pre-fermentation maceration, followed by alcoholic fermentation up to 30°C and stabilisation of this temperature post-fermentation. The length of the process depends on the potential of the vintage.
Gentle and long extraction to obtain silky tannins.
Malolactic fermentation in casks.
Vinification type
Traditional vinification. Repeated punching down, pumping over and rack and return favours a proper extraction of the aromas and tannins which lend the wines of the Seyssuel terroir their power.
Maturation
18 months in casks, including 30% to 50% of new wood, depending on the year. Controlled oxygenation dependent on how the wine tastes.
Vinification
Complete destemming
Cold pre-fermentation maceration, followed by alcoholic fermentation up to 30°C and stabilisation of this temperature post-fermentation. The length of the process depends on the potential of the vintage.
Gentle and long extraction to obtain silky tannins.
Malolactic fermentation in casks.
Vinification type
Traditional vinification. Repeated punching down, pumping over and rack and return favours a proper extraction of the aromas and tannins which lend the wines of the Seyssuel terroir their power.
Maturation
18 months in casks, including 30% to 50% of new wood, depending on the year. Controlled oxygenation dependent on how the wine tastes.
Practical information
Famille Pierre Gaillard508 Route de Bazin
Lieu-dit “Chez Favier”
42520 Malleval
+33 (0)4 74 87 13 10
famille@gaillard.vin
Wine Tourism
Reservation recommended
Monday to Saturday 9am-12pm
Visit and tasting