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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.3 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by tcavallo on 6/25/2017: Interesting but definitely on the downslope. Still some dark fruit, blueberry and plum, with a heady herbal overtone of green peppercorn, parsley, and cigar box. The acid still holds it together on the palate with the cigar box and peppery notes persisting through the long finish. Maintained consistency throughout being open a few days. Drink em if you got em. (1443 views) | | | Tasted by guchl on 5/17/2013 & rated 91 points: Picked this bottle up way on sale... probably way past its prime but what the heck, the price was right.
This was awesome! Lots of funk on opening, though after an hour in the decanter and most of that blew off and fruit emerged.
Nose is both plums and prunes, plus a bit of tart pomegranate; loamy earth, plus a hint of herbs and warm spices.
palate has similar profile to nose, nice acid backbone, round mouthfeel. medium long finish.
had with flank steak.
don't know what this was like in its youth, but I would say that it would still be lovely for a year... maybe two. (2377 views) | | | Tasted by pea on 7/14/2007 & rated 87 points: The last of my 94' Graillots. Extraordinary value for the buck. A very distinct peppery, Rhone syrah nose. Soft and sweet in the mouth with a medium body and a long aftertaste. (3594 views) | | | Tasted by cj on 11/28/2004 & rated 88 points: meaty, gamey, barnyard nose. long finish, complex. not to everyones taste. (3862 views) |
| Alain Graillot Producer websiteSyrah Varietal article (Wikipedia) | (Wines Northwest)
Note that some producers in the Northern Rhone distinguish between simply Syrah and "Serine", the latter described as ‘an ancient clone of Syrah, the berries of which are more oval-shaped and less deeply pigmented than Syrah’ by producer Tardieu-Laurent. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Northern Rhône Guide to the wines and appellations of the Northern Rhone Valley -
The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
Regional History:
Phocaean Greeks established viticulture in the Rhone as far back as 600 BC, but until the 14th century the wines were not seen outside the region. The establishment of the Avignonese Papacy (1305-1377) brought fame to the region's wine-so much so that their Burgundian neighbors to the north banned wines from the Rhone in 1446, a measure that effectively cut off trade with England and other Northern European markets for over 200 years. Stretching southward from Lyon to just south of Avignon, the Rhone produces a wide variety of wines, with the appellations north of Valence producing the least (in volume), and the towns south of Montelimar producing prodigious amounts. As in other regions, the most interesting wines come from small farms. Saint-Joseph, in the northern Rhone, extends for some distance between Condrieu in the north to Saint-Peray in the south. The reds are made from Syrah and the rare whites from Marsanne and Roussanne, and Viognier.
### 2017 vintage ###
"The first red wines already tasted in the Northern Rhône promise a beautiful vintage, with a quality close to the 2015 or even the 2009 vintage" - NEWRHÔNE MILLESIMESCrozes-Hermitage Crozes-Hermitage AOC (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône) |
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