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2018 Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage La Guiraude
Syrah
- France
- Rhône
- Northern Rhône
- Crozes-Hermitage
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Community Tasting Notes 8
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Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 93 points
November 26, 2023 - Best nose of the night, floral, red fruits, ripe cherries, lavender, beautiful mouthfeel, mini Syrah vs Shiraz day, interesting comparison with the 17 JL Jamet Ençlave, both v different both excellent
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Nanda wrote: 91 points
June 2, 2023 - Reynard Dinner (Ada St.): Served blind and distinctly Northern Rhone and traditionally produced, though I did not pick up any / much whole cluster. Outside of that, all the Graillot notes you'd expect from a young, ripe vintage. Plenty of black fruit and meatiness. Fun now better in 5+ years as it sheds fruit and gains nuance.
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ThijsV Likes this wine: 92 points
June 2, 2023 - [Restaurant purchase] No detailed notes. Great syrah, typical Northern Rhone, punching above its modest appellation. Smokey, black fruit, bacon. Medium+ acidity, medium+ tannins, long finish
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acyso wrote: 93 points
June 2, 2023 - Allemand Reynard survey (Chicago, IL): Served double blind. No oak, so that narrows down the field quite a bit. Not distinctly stemmy either, but with a lovely perfumed quality. Obviously this was from a producer worth a damn, but I thought this was a Levet Côte-Rôtie for the dark fruit and spice character (perhaps a 2017 because it was slightly lighter?). Certainly this had a lot of weight and I think the combination of the vintage with Crozes gave you a wine that drank like a cooler year in a more heralded appellation. The fruit seemed to mask a lot of the whole cluster character as well, so I didn't pick that up.
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JOsgood wrote: 93 points
September 8, 2022 - Excellent wine. Great balance and complexity.
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By Josh Raynolds
Never a Dull Vintage in the Northern Rhône (Dec 2022), 12/1/2022 (link)(Domaine Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage La Guiraude Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Matt Walls
Walls: top Rhône wines to buy in the UK, 9/20/2022 (link)(Alain Graillot, La Guiraude, Syrah / Shiraz, Crozes-Hermitage, Rhône, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Alain Graillot
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation La Guiraude
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Northern Rhône
- Appellation Crozes-Hermitage
- UPC Code 4000149561000
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 7 (2%)
- In Cellars 370 (90%)
- Consumed 32 (8%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerAlain Graillot
- VarietySyrah
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhône
- SubRegionNorthern Rhône
- AppellationCrozes-Hermitage
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