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Alain Graillot, Crozes-Hermitage "La Guiraude", 2023

Red Wine from Northern Rhone, France
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In Crozes-Hermitage, Alain Graillot is the reference point, and La Guiraude is a selection of the domaine's best barrels. Alain started the domaine in 1985 after time with Jacques Seysses at Domaine Dujac. He proved that great Crozes was possible back when everyone wrote the appellation off as minor. Since his death in 2022, his sons Maxime and Antoine, who have run the place since 2008, have kept the house style exactly where he left it. The 2023 comes from organically farmed vines more than 30 years old around La Chêne Verts. It was fermented entirely as whole clusters with native yeast in cement tanks, then aged in one- to three-year-old barrels and bottled without fining or filtration. The family makes La Guiraude only in great years and in tiny quantities. The regular Graillot Crozes is already one of the best values in the Northern Rhône, so think of this as the same wine turned up a notch.

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More about Alain Graillot

What exactly does it mean to be a reference point wine? Is it just a synonym for "good" or "really good?" Does it mean, "old and established" or "expensive and difficult to find?"

In Crozes-Hermitage, there is only one reference point: Alain Graillot.

Clearly, then, "reference point" does not mean old, for Graillot has only been around since 1985. It also does not mean expensive: Graillot's Crozes-Hermitage remains one of the best values in the Northern Rhône, in just about every vintage.

Graillot’s wines are clean, pure and polished. They are delicious young, so it's tempting to think of them as modern. Yet, peek in the cellar, and you find nothing but tradition. They work with whole clusters and avoid new barriques, for example. It is through precision, good hygiene, and obsessive work in the fields that Graillot achieves these beautiful wines.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Syrah

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Natural

  • Style

    Earthy

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Full

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Rosemary-grilled lamb chops, seared duck breast with olives and herbes de Provence, steak au poivre, braised beef cheeks, or a rich mushroom and lentil ragout.

Tasting Profile

Expect the classic northern Rhône Syrah profile with extra depth: blackberry and dark cherry, cracked black pepper, violets and a savoury, olive-tinged edge from the whole-cluster fermentation. Typically medium- to full-bodied, with fine-grained tannins, fresh acidity and only a light touch of oak from older barrels, finishing long, clean and polished.

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