2016 Alain Graillot, Crozes-Hermitage Designation_IGT stony foundation that gives the

stony foundation that gives the wine a sense of "upright" mineral energy

including younger vines from renowned crus like Brea

a native Thessalian variety that nearly disappeared before being replanted in Tyrnavos

he and his brothers split up this remarkable Chassagne benchmark Domaine

2016 Alain Graillot, Crozes-Hermitage Designation_IGT stony foundation that gives theDomaine Alain Graillot is a benchmark producer based in the Crozes Hermitage appellation, founded in 1985 by Alain Graillot who implemented organic farming and whole cluster fermentation techniques. The wine is made from 100% Syrah grown on the flat, alluvial plains of the Chassis plateau, where 30 year old vines thrive in well draining soil composed of sand, gravel, and stones. In the glass, it displays distinct notes of dark blackberry, cracked