Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage 'La Guiraude' 2020

Graillot has cemented himself as one of France's best. It was in 1985 that the late, legendary Alain Graillot, who after working with the venerable Jacques Seysses at Domaine Dujac, came back to his home in Crozes-Hermitage to start his own domaine. Alain’s sons Maxime and Antoine have been in charge since 2008, continuing the legacy set forth by their father. All the work is still completely the same as it ever was: hand-harvesting, organic farming, whole-cluster fermentation, and aging the wines primarily in 1-to-3 year old barrels purchased from some of the top estates in Burgundy.

La Guiraude is an exceptional cuvée, only produced in the most memorable vintages of perfectly ripe fruit and wonderous acidity. It's a barrel selection of Graillot's best, offering incredible ageing potential, but immense definition in its youth.