- 100% Syrah
- 30+ year old vines
- From the villages of La Chene Verts
- 100% Whole Cluster
- Indigenous yeast
- Fermented in concrete
- Aged in 1-3 year old barrels
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
France
Region:
Rhone (Northern)
Appellation:
Crozes-Hermitage
Variety:
Syrah
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | FR-AGR-11-21 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2023-05-10
"A very pure and floral nose with cherries, violets and plums as well..."
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
90
Date
2024-03-28
"The 2021 Saint Joseph is classic stuff, offering perfumed, peppery aromatics of black raspberries, bouquet garni, and spring flowers. These carry to the palate, where it's medium-bodied and has a lively, elegant mouthfeel, a distinct sense of minerality, and a good finish."
John Gilman
Score
93
Date
2023-11-09
"The 2021 Crozes-Hermitage from Domaine Alain Graillot is a superb wine (as always). The bouquet is deep, pure and precise, wafting from the glass in a mix of cassis, black raspberries, 80 pepper, espresso, grilled meats, dark soil tones and a generous topnote of smokiness. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and very elegant in profile, with an excellent core of black fruit, finemineral drive and grip, fine-grained tannins and a long, complex well balanced and peppery finish. First class Crozes that deserves at least a handful of years in the cellar to soften up its backend tannins a bit. This is my favorite Graillot straight Crozes since the beautiful 1989 version! 2029-2055."