Alain Graillot'sHermitage, with its deep garnet-red color, offers a powerful yet very fine nose, evoking notes of red fruit, violets and a hint of spice. On the palate, the wine reveals powerful tannins and a fine, harmonious body.
Features
Estate
Domaine Alain Graillot
Vintage
2012
Designation
Hermitage
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
100% Syrah
Terroirs
alluvium from the Rhône and Isère rivers with sand, very little soil and lots of round pebbles
Viticulture
traditional but oriented towards low yields, short pruning and light manuring, no herbicides, soil worked exclusively with ploughs
Harvest
manual
Winemaking
long vatting periods (15 to 21 days), always preceded by a more or less lengthy period of cold maceration
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
deep garnet-red colour
Nose
powerful and very fine, expresses notes of red fruit, violets, some spicy scents
Mouth
beautiful tannic power, fine texture, overall harmony
Serve
at 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2014
Drink before
2020
Food and wine pairing
A déguster sur un filet de boeuf, des petits gibiers, des fromages...<br/>
Domaine Alain Graillot
Hermitage
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Maxime and Antoine Graillot are now in charge of the family estate. Alain Graillot, who passed away in 2022, initiated the wine estate movement in the Châssis area in the mid-1980s. His cuvée la-guiraude, always a selection of the cellar's best barrels, is a benchmark for the appellation, with undoubted ageing potential. Generations pass, but the style remains.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the domain :
The great Alain Graillot sadly passed away in 2022. This talented, visionary winemaker has left his two sons, Antoine and Maxime, an estate that sits atop the Crozes-Hermitage appellation, demonstrating for years the potential of the appellation's finest terroirs. Set in the heart of the alluvial plain of pure pebbles and gravel at La Roche-de-Glun, the estate produces Syrahs that are finer and more structured than most in the area. The strength of these wines lies in the immediate pleasure they provide, even if they are capable of ageing with complexity over ten years... or even much longer.
James Suckling
Graded area (2023 guide) Recommended
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