Alain Graillot, Crozes-Hermitage, La Guiraude 2016 (3L) Chardonnay 20% in this case

20% in this case

floral and somewhat honeyed with delicate notes of pear and apple

black raspberries

this wine shows quite differently than Grenache from Sur Echalas Vineyard — but is every bit as good

mineral wine with upside for those with a little patience

Alain Graillot, Crozes-Hermitage, La Guiraude 2016 (3L) Chardonnay 20% in this caseReceived in Original Wooden Case The late Alain Graillot is well known to wine lovers throughout the world, and was universally regarded as one of the most talented producers not only in the Rhne, but in the whole of France. What is extraordinary is that he built his reputation and fame in just 15 short years, and in an appellation that was until recently seriously despised by the cognoscenti. He proved that even (or should we say particularly) from