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Domaine Alain Graillot - Saint-Joseph 2012

Rhône

Red

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16/20

RVF

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86/100

Robert Parker

(2011 vintage notes)

A new vintage, the 2011 was rated: Robert Parker 86/100, RVF 16/20
With its ruby-red color and purplish tints, this Saint-Joseph is intense and fragrant, with notes of violets, blueberries and cedar essence. The palate is suave and unctuous, with a well-defined tannic structure and perfect mastery of the wood. A bottle of pleasure!

Features

Estate

Domaine Alain Graillot

Vintage

2012

Designation

Saint-Joseph

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 times (15 to 21 days), always preceded by a period of cold maceration of varying length

Alcohol content

13%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

ruby red with purplish highlights

Nose

intense and fragrant, revealing notes of violet, blueberry and cedar essence

Mouth

smooth, creamy texture, well-defined tannins, perfect mastery of the wood

Serve

at 16-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2014

Drink before

2020

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

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Domaine Alain Graillot

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

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.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2012 guide) 86/100 (2011 vintage) (Good wine)

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2014 guide) 16/20 (Vintage 2011) (Very good wine)

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 many years the potential of the appellation's finest terroirs. Set in the heart of the alluvial plain of pure pebbles and gravel of 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

James Suckling

Rated domain (guide 2023) Recommended

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