In the heart of the southern Rhône, the Brunier family owns two wineries with magnificent terroirs in Châteauneuf-du-Pape with the Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe and in Gigondas with Domaine Les Pallières. Daniel and Frédéric Brunier are great advocates of traditional, long aging in large barrels, so-called fuders, which gives a pure range of aromas great complexity. The Domaine Les Pallières vineyards are wonderfully situated at higher altitudes on ochre rock slopes. The Terrasse du Diable vines (mainly Grenache) have a high average age of around 45 years and produce a monumental, powerful yet elegant wine. As it matures, it develops great complexity and a soul-warming Provence spice palette is revealed.