Fitting it’s evocative and graceful name, Le Pas del Gazeil, is another example of Gilles Troullier’s nuanced winemaking. The name comes from a 0.5 ha, south-facing plot of 100 year old Lledoner Pelut grown on white, granitic sand at an elevation of 500m near the village of Trevillach. Gilles considers this site to be one of his “Grand Crus” the other being Le Sarrat d’Axinels which is the source for Boreal. A natural mutation of Grenache Noir which results in a downy appearance to its leaves, Lledoner Pelut has earned the nickname, “hairy Grenache.” It’s scarcely bottled on its own which makes it a unique example of this rather obscure variety.
