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2006 Domaine Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage La Guiraude
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2006 Domaine Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage La Guiraude

Producer: Domaine Alain Graillot
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: France
Region: Rhone
Appellation: Crozes Hermitage

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91 Points | International Wine Cellar , January/February 2009

($57) Inky ruby. Ripe cherry and cassis on the nose, complicated by licorice, olive and violet. Textbook syrah on the palate too, offering flavors of sweet red and dark berries, olive tapenade and candied flowers. Becomes spicier on the nervy, precise, long finish. Graillot destems all of his fruit.

92 Points | Wine Spectator
90 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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