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After natural fermentation, the wine was aged in used François Frères barriques (between one and seven years old) purchased from some of the finest estates in Burgundy. Since the 2011 vintage, 20-hectolitre Stockinger ovals have also begun to play a quiet yet growing role. This wine is full of intensity and character. It is fresh, vibrant and cool, yet it isn‘t for those who like squeaky clean, modern wines. Rather, there is plenty of what the French often call ‘animal’—meaty, leathery, funky notes—that makes this a fun glass with a charcuterie board or a rich, meaty stew. The powdery close screams out for food and air.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Alain Graillot","offers":[{"title":"1 Bottle","offer_id":43769841582189,"sku":"BIB25936-750","price":121.38,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Bottle Case","offer_id":43775128830061,"sku":"BIB25936-750-6","price":691.87,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1421\/5622\/files\/115efd09-92f8-ef11-ac41-02954333b573_24759-750.jpg?v=1765546286"},{"product_id":"domaine-alain-graillot-crozes-hermitage-blanc-2024","title":"Domaine Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage Blanc 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlain Graillot’s white Crozes-Hermitage is a silky yet vibrant blend of 80% Marsanne and 20% Roussanne, pressed as bunches and fermented with indigenous yeasts in a mix of one-year-old, 600-litre demi-muids and stainless steel. The fruit comes from a 2.7-hectare plot on the deep alluvial soils of Pont-de-l’Isère, in the southern sector of the Crozes-Hermitage appellation. The nature of the soils and low yields from the old vines (now reaching 40 years of age) prompt Maxime to maintain freshness and compensate for the richness of fruit—particularly the Marsanne—by arresting malolactic conversion. He bottles under screwcap for the same reason. The structure and energy of the wine ebbs and flows between vintages; 2024 is on the punchy, citrus-salted and floral end of the spectrum. Already delicious, it will develop more honeyed richness with short term (three to five years) aging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Alain Graillot","offers":[{"title":"1 Bottle","offer_id":45250592407661,"sku":"BIB25935-750","price":121.38,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Bottle Case","offer_id":45269200240749,"sku":"BIB25935-750-6","price":691.87,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1421\/5622\/files\/7a093dc2-eb0d-f111-ac42-020d7913ba1f_25935-750.jpg?v=1780071692"},{"product_id":"domaine-alain-graillot-crozes-hermitage-la-guiraude-2023","title":"Domaine Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage La Guiraude 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe limited production La Guiraude is Graillot’s tête de cuvée—made only in vintages where the wines exhibit particularly intense and age worthy personalities. It’s a barrel selection, so the winemaking is the same as the classic Crozes, although the chosen casks age longer in both barrel and bottle. The Graillots are quick to point out that La Guiraude is not necessarily seen as a better wine than the Domaine’s Crozes; instead, it is typically more powerful, spicier, and perhaps calling for longer cellaring. There is serious depth and plenty of fine tannins, yet it’s already seductive, offering notable drinking pleasure and complexity right now. But of course, there is also plenty of stuffing and the tannins to ensure age-worthiness. It will be even better with another decade (or more) in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Alain Graillot","offers":[{"title":"1 Bottle","offer_id":45250592440429,"sku":"BIB25937-750","price":160.14,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Bottle Case","offer_id":45269200207981,"sku":"BIB25937-750-6","price":912.8,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1421\/5622\/files\/fbee8cda-ea0d-f111-ac42-020d7913ba1f_25937-750.jpg?v=1780071697"}],"url":"https:\/\/worldwine.com.au\/collections\/domaine-alain-graillot.oembed","provider":"World Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}