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In a few words ...
The first vines on the domaine alain graillot were planted in the late 1960s. The estate was in the hands of a blackfoot winegrower who had arrived in France in 1962. In addition to the 17 hectares of vines he planted over the years - particularly between 1968 and 1973 - he tended fruit trees and farm animals. He cultivates and vinifies his own wine, but the maturing and bottling is entrusted to the delas trading house. He later wished to become independent and broke off this contract. Alain Graillot, a 40-year-old electrochemical engineer, moved to the estate in 1985 with his family. He entrusted the cultivation of the grapes to a worker who had already been working on the estate since 1973, but he took care of the treatments himself. When Alain Graillot finally acquired the estate in 1988, he began building new winery and offices. In 1989, he inaugurated his first vintage, made from start to finish, including bottling. Antoine and maxime graillot, alain's sons, now supervise all the vinifications on this property, which covers more than twenty hectares and has for many years illustrated the potential of the grape variety.
Tasting notes
Appearance
Violet-red colour
Aroma
Powerful, with notes of black fruit and a hint of leather.
Wine Fruity | Gourmand
Taste
Dense and well-structured, very complex aromatic palette, well-defined tannins
Wine Aromatique | Fruité
Product details
Keeps
0 years
Peak
2020 - 2030
Service
16°C
Grape varieties Syrah
Terroir -
Culture type
Organic
Alcohol
13%
Content
75cl
Decanting
1 min.
Food and wine pairings
Starters
Risotto cremeux terre et mer
Meat
gibiers, de l'agneau, des viandes rouges grillées,
Fish and seafood
Papillote de saumon en feuille de brick
Vegetables
Légumes rôtis.
Cheeses
Plateau de fromages.
Desserts
Moelleux au chocolat.
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Domaine Alain Graillot
Domaine Alain Graillot is a domain from the region Vallée du Rhône in France, that produces 2 wines available to purchase, including the wine La Guiraude 2017.
Appellation
Crozes-Hermitage
The appellation Crozes-Hermitage is part of the region of Vallée du Rhône from France which include Domaine Alain Graillot and its 2 cuvées. Spread over The Rhone Valley and its rich, complex terroirs. The region is divided into two distinct subregions: Northern Rhone (known as Rhône Septentrional) and Southern Rhone (Rhône Méridional). In the former we find strong wines in beautiful colours with warm, spicy notes, produced by vineyards that stretch 4,700 ha along the Rhone. The latter, with an area of 71,000 ha, is much more important, and this is evident of course in its annual production of red, rosé and white wines quite unlike those of the Northern Rhone., this region is 3 million hectolitres per year of red wines, rosés, dry and sparkling white wines, and natural sweet wine..
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