Winery Alain GraillotLa Guiraude Crozes-Hermitage
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the La Guiraude Crozes-Hermitage from the Winery Alain Graillot
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the La Guiraude Crozes-Hermitage of Winery Alain Graillot in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the La Guiraude Crozes-Hermitage of Winery Alain Graillot in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry.
Food and wine pairings with La Guiraude Crozes-Hermitage
Pairings that work perfectly with La Guiraude Crozes-Hermitage
Original food and wine pairings with La Guiraude Crozes-Hermitage
The La Guiraude Crozes-Hermitage of Winery Alain Graillot matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, languedoc-roussillon lamb en papillote and its tajine with... or wild boar stew provencal style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alain Graillot's La Guiraude Crozes-Hermitage.
Discover the grape variety: Dobricic
Structured and intensely coloured reds with a deep ruby colour, firm tannins and dense palate, with signature aromas of black fruit (blackberry, blackcurrant), Mediterranean herbs, spices and saline marine notes. A confidential, sun-drenched Dalmatian profile. Grown almost exclusively on the island of Šolta, it embodies the ancient identity of Dalmatia. A very rare indigenous Croatian black variety, parent of Plavac Mali (a cross with Crljenak Kaštelanski = Zinfandel/Primitivo).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Guiraude Crozes-Hermitage from Winery Alain Graillot are 2004, 1990, 1998, 2017 and 2001.
Informations about the Winery Alain Graillot
The Winery Alain Graillot is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Crozes-Hermitage to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Crozes-Hermitage
Largest cru of the northern Rhône around Tain: signature Syrah as the exclusive king red - fruity and accessible with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, raspberry, violet, black pepper and a black-olive touch, supple tannins, more approachable than Hermitage. Marsanne and Roussanne in ample whites (peach, apricot, honey, white flowers, almond). AOC (1937), ~1,700 ha over 11 communes (Drôme), granite on northern slopes, pebble-loess on the plain, ageing 3-8 years.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).
The word of the wine: Bitter (flavor)
A flavour generally provided in wines by polyphenols and accompanied by a sensation of pungency. In small quantities, bitterness makes you salivate, gives relief to the wine and reinforces its sapidity.
