Alain Graillot Crozes Hermitage la Guiraude (2012)
Winery: | Domaine Alain Graillot |
Region: | France » Rhône » Northern Rhône » Crozes-hermitage |
Type: | Table Wines |
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Northern Rhône on SnoothAugust 2009
Rating 85 .Somehow disappointing. Strong vegetal nose and taste. Tannins slightly bitter. Full body long finish.Smell is to annoying for me to warrant a better rating. Read More
August 2009
An excellent spicy wine, a very good value. Went well with a chimichurri marinaded sirloin steak off the grill. Read More
August 2009
Well, well, well. I have add a few La Chapelle in my life, but it was the first time I had the chance to taste the 1990. Decanted from a half bottle, the wine was only open twenty minutes before I tasted it. The colour is still opaque and even after 19 years, it seems the wine has not even started to change in colour! On the nose, a complexity o... Read More
August 2009
It had a deep ruby color, with a garnet rim and big legs. On the nose, I was hit with barnyard and Band-Aid aromas, which make me think the wine had a bit of a Brett problem. That said, those aromas werent so overpowering as to be unpleasant. Following those smells, there was a nice mix of raspberry, black cherry, blackberry, along with somethin... Read More
August 2009
Controversial. That will be the best word to describe this wine. It has gone through many phases in the bottle and last time I tried it (this year) I discovered a totally changed wine. We open the bottle for a mere 24 hours before giving it a try! It filled up the room with its scents and needed that much time to untighten...Leathery, smoky, min... Read More
July 2009
Californias Sierra foothills appellation spans across some of the least heralded great wine producing regions of the state. Unlike Napa and Sonoma, Cabernet Sauvignon did not serve as a historic touchstone here, though the history of wine production is almost as long. In contrast to the hype and glitter of newer regions propelled to fame by fadd... Read More
July 2009
Hermitage's little, less prestigious sibling. Not a bad value-oriented taste of the Northern Rhone. Read More
July 2009
Ifound this wine very average . There just did not seem much to it I have had much better Rhones. Read More
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