Alain Graillot
Crozes-Hermitage Syrah
Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Black olives, blackberries, menthol and fresh cut herbs.
Black olives, blackberries, menthol and fresh cut herbs.
Feb 18th, 2024
Decanted. Immediately hit with rose and bright red berries. Almost pinot like, vs syrah. Carried nitable sweetness on the palette, with tannins that grew as it opened. Crowd pleaser.
Decanted. Immediately hit with rose and bright red berries. Almost pinot like, vs syrah. Carried nitable sweetness on the palette, with tannins that grew as it opened. Crowd pleaser.
Feb 2nd, 2024
C'est beau c'est bien fait. C'est gras tannique. Peut-être un peu trop pour moi ce soir!
@le Cerisier Tournon.
C'est beau c'est bien fait. C'est gras tannique. Peut-être un peu trop pour moi ce soir!
@le Cerisier Tournon.
Easy to drink right out of the bottle. Even better after it opens a bit. Not too fruit forward and pairs well with a variety of foods.
Easy to drink right out of the bottle. Even better after it opens a bit. Not too fruit forward and pairs well with a variety of foods.
Feb 28th, 2023
A racy Crozes, black fruits, floral, peppery. The first is jovial, with a great juicy freshness, the body is of an unexpected depth, with many nuances evolving during tasting. Very good young but can grow old.
Un Crozes racé, fruits noirs, floral, poivré.. L’abord est jovial, avec une grosse fraîcheur juteuse, le corps est d’une profondeur inattendue, avec de nombreuses nuances évoluant en cours de dégustation. Très bon jeune mais peut vieillir.
A racy Crozes, black fruits, floral, peppery. The first is jovial, with a great juicy freshness, the body is of an unexpected depth, with many nuances evolving during tasting. Very good young but can grow old.
Un Crozes racé, fruits noirs, floral, poivré.. L’abord est jovial, avec une grosse fraîcheur juteuse, le corps est d’une profondeur inattendue, avec de nombreuses nuances évoluant en cours de dégustation. Très bon jeune mais peut vieillir.
Beautifully versatile. Ready to sip now and capable of aging for years to come.
This 2019 is showing plush red and black fruit, violet, black tea, anise, licorice, white pepper, peat moss notes.
Tannins and acidity are very present with medium alcohol. Excellent food-pairing characteristics.
Cheers to Alain Graillot; may he Rest In Peace.
Beautifully versatile. Ready to sip now and capable of aging for years to come.
This 2019 is showing plush red and black fruit, violet, black tea, anise, licorice, white pepper, peat moss notes.
Tannins and acidity are very present with medium alcohol. Excellent food-pairing characteristics.
Cheers to Alain Graillot; may he Rest In Peace.
a bloody-salty-earthbomb-jolly-rancher-monday resolution. sift the grains and bleed the gums.
a bloody-salty-earthbomb-jolly-rancher-monday resolution. sift the grains and bleed the gums.
Nov 8th, 2022
Blackberry, black pepper, meat juice... This is textbook Syrah from Northern Rhône. The palate is a model of balance. Sheer acid and great matter. Good width and a lively mouthfeel. Pointy tannins a bit of a grain in mid palate. Very long finish with blackberry and those meat juice notes that are consistent with the nose. This is probably much too early to open it and I think it'd be better with food, but this is one of the best crozes I've had so far along with some cuvées from Combier. Great stuff!
Blackberry, black pepper, meat juice... This is textbook Syrah from Northern Rhône. The palate is a model of balance. Sheer acid and great matter. Good width and a lively mouthfeel. Pointy tannins a bit of a grain in mid palate. Very long finish with blackberry and those meat juice notes that are consistent with the nose. This is probably much too early to open it and I think it'd be better with food, but this is one of the best crozes I've had so far along with some cuvées from Combier. Great stuff!
Sep 24th, 2022