Le Pied de la Cote
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3-10 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted rosemary lamb, wild boar ragout, grilled ribeye steak
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the prestigious Gigondas appellation in the southern Rhone Valley, Le Pied de la Cote takes its name from its location at the foot of the majestic, jagged Dentelles de Montmirail mountain range. The vineyard benefits from the unique terroir of limestone scree and clay soils that have eroded from these ancient peaks, combined with a microclimate that enjoys intense Mediterranean sun tempered by cool mountain breezes. Under the stewardship of Paul Jaboulet Aine, this wine is crafted to showcase the powerful yet elegant soul of Gigondas. It undergoes traditional fermentation followed by aging in oak foudres and barrels, resulting in a structured, deeply expressive red characterized by dark forest fruits, cracked black pepper, and the classic herbal perfume of the local garrigue.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1834 by Antoine Jaboulet on the sun-drenched granite slopes of Tain-l'Hermitage, Maison Paul Jaboulet Aîné stands as one of the Rhône Valley's most storied viticultural estates. Acquired in 2006 by the Frey family, the domain experienced a profound renaissance under the stewardship of master oenologist and viticulturist Caroline Frey, who converted its extensive Northern Rhône holdings to certified organic viticulture alongside rigorous biodynamic regimens. While globally renowned for its legendary Hermitage reds like La Chapelle, the estate crafts equally sublime white wines from premier terroirs spanning Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Condrieu, and the Southern Rhône. Here, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier, and Grenache Blanc are harvested at meticulous phenolic maturity from complex alluvial pebbles, loess, and fractured granitic soils. Vinified with gentle gravity flow, temperature-regulated fermentation, and judicious French oak contact on fine lees, Jaboulet whites—exemplified by Chevalier de Stérimberg, Domaine de Thalabert Mule Blanche, and Les Jalets Blanc—deliver exceptional minerality, textural waxiness, and refined age-worthy precision.
🍇 Grapes
Grenache 80%, Syrah 20%
🍷 ABV
14-14.5%