Alain Graillot, Crozes-Hermitage, La Guiraude 2016 (3L) Rhone Blanc 90 James Suckling

90 James Suckling

Innocent wines tend toward higher acid levels

it reflects Amador County’s rich history of magnificent vineyards and winemaking

his descendant Pierre-Arthur Trapet bought his very first parcel of Chambertin

(AG) 96+ (11/2013)

Alain Graillot, Crozes-Hermitage, La Guiraude 2016 (3L) Rhone Blanc 90 James SucklingReceived 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