Alain Graillot
La Guiraude Crozes-Hermitage Syrah
Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
A producer I buy every year that had dark fruit, inky, smoky with crushed rock mineral, olive, lots of spice & tobacco notes showing nice length & balance.
A producer I buy every year that had dark fruit, inky, smoky with crushed rock mineral, olive, lots of spice & tobacco notes showing nice length & balance.
Dec 9th, 2022
2015 vtg. Dark, dense still very young
Pepper, Smokey w bright fruit. Decant first at least 1 hour has al the right components for a long life
2015 vtg. Dark, dense still very young
Pepper, Smokey w bright fruit. Decant first at least 1 hour has al the right components for a long life
Way too early but curious to see how this delivers at this stage. Packed, meat, tannins, with very complex structure. Balanced despite the warmth of the vintage. Aromatics are very restrained. To hold or decant 5h. Will improve.
Way too early but curious to see how this delivers at this stage. Packed, meat, tannins, with very complex structure. Balanced despite the warmth of the vintage. Aromatics are very restrained. To hold or decant 5h. Will improve.
Sep 29th, 2018A nice white, a little sweet for me, but very complex
A nice white, a little sweet for me, but very complex
Nov 29th, 2017
Allow this baby to open up for an hour or so and it will stop tasting like shitty Duane Reade-brand vinegar and start tasting like a delicious first kiss on a crisp autumn evening while out walking your brother’s dog and pretending you have it all.
Allow this baby to open up for an hour or so and it will stop tasting like shitty Duane Reade-brand vinegar and start tasting like a delicious first kiss on a crisp autumn evening while out walking your brother’s dog and pretending you have it all.
Oct 26th, 2017Too young - lots of potential though. Full bodied with lots of structure.
Too young - lots of potential though. Full bodied with lots of structure.
Sep 13th, 2017