Alain Graillot

Crozes-Hermitage Syrah

8.950 ratings
8.814 pro ratings
Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Eric Grasser

Deep plum and red fruit, sweet baking spices, black olives, grilled meat, herbs crushed rock and chalk. Still high in acid, perhaps a tad too much as it affects the personality.

Deep plum and red fruit, sweet baking spices, black olives, grilled meat, herbs crushed rock and chalk. Still high in acid, perhaps a tad too much as it affects the personality.

Aug 6th, 2023
Sipping Fine Wine

100% Syrah, Medium Ruby with aromas of dark fruits and herb pepper spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry and raspberry with some vegetal spice. Lively acidity with medium tannins, medium+ finish ending with a fruit and mineral character. Drinking well.

100% Syrah, Medium Ruby with aromas of dark fruits and herb pepper spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry and raspberry with some vegetal spice. Lively acidity with medium tannins, medium+ finish ending with a fruit and mineral character. Drinking well.

Feb 15th, 2022
Paul Masson

Black fruit, sweet spice, campfire and a touch of Brett. Polished texture with nice tannic tension

Black fruit, sweet spice, campfire and a touch of Brett. Polished texture with nice tannic tension

Jan 31st, 2022
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.0

A bit bretty and good.

A bit bretty and good.

Sep 12th, 2021
Steven Gullo

Plenty of olives and juniper. Medium bodied. Delicious and opens up pretty quickly

Plenty of olives and juniper. Medium bodied. Delicious and opens up pretty quickly

Jul 16th, 2021
Gregory Fulchiero

Tight and closed - will be beautiful with time :)

Tight and closed - will be beautiful with time :)

Jan 31st, 2021
Jae Cho

I agree with @Jonathan Wall that compared with the ‘16 vintage, this lacks a bit of refinement. It’s still better than the ‘15, and after hours slow ox it opened gorgeously, tannins softened, and had that lead pencil, blue slate thing again.

I agree with @Jonathan Wall that compared with the ‘16 vintage, this lacks a bit of refinement. It’s still better than the ‘15, and after hours slow ox it opened gorgeously, tannins softened, and had that lead pencil, blue slate thing again.

Jan 24th, 2020
Jonathan Wall

Graillot is one of my all time favorites. I bought one ‘17 to test and see how much more of the ‘17 I want to buy. And not much. It’s delicious... but the last few years seem to be evolving away from the unique Alain Graillot style I remember from years past. Still can’t get the ‘95 out of my head... it ruined me.

Graillot is one of my all time favorites. I bought one ‘17 to test and see how much more of the ‘17 I want to buy. And not much. It’s delicious... but the last few years seem to be evolving away from the unique Alain Graillot style I remember from years past. Still can’t get the ‘95 out of my head... it ruined me.

Oct 16th, 2019
MaJ CappS

Bret again - wth??!!

Bret again - wth??!!

1 person found it helpfulAug 14th, 2021
Matt

Overripe black plum and currant, a sort of bramble bringing the acid along, lavender, ash, hot earth, pepper and spice, animal (brett), and some flecks of iron throughout. Nose and front end of the palate reflect its origin from the Les Chassis plane, vintage coming through too, but it seems just a touch shy from an extraction standpoint, something that is holding it back and cuts the mid-palate impact through the finish short.

Overripe black plum and currant, a sort of bramble bringing the acid along, lavender, ash, hot earth, pepper and spice, animal (brett), and some flecks of iron throughout. Nose and front end of the palate reflect its origin from the Les Chassis plane, vintage coming through too, but it seems just a touch shy from an extraction standpoint, something that is holding it back and cuts the mid-palate impact through the finish short.

1 person found it helpfulApr 10th, 2020