Maxime Graillot Domaine Des Lises Crozes Hermitage 2016 Lovely fine

$74.00

Crunchy red fruits, olive tapenade and a certain elegance that only whole bunches brings.

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In 2016 Domaine Des Lises produced a pretty wine that offered immediate appeal.  With a couple of years in the bottle already, the bright red fruits are melding with earth, animale and truffles. Supporting that is dark stones, spice and sappy notes. Domaine des Lises has beautiful structure, clean flavours.  Domaine Des Lises is drinking perfectly from now until 15 years of age.

Maxime Graillot Domaine Des Lises Crozes Hermitage 2016, and all wines are eligible for at least 5% off any six bottles. And 10% off any 12 bottles. Some wines will be at a more significant discount and not subject to further discounts.

Born into winemaking greatness, Maxime’s dad, Alain Graillot, is responsible for the best Crozes-Hermitage in the entire region. Maxime started his own estate and forged his own style (he also manages his father’s estate now). The wines are elegant, savoury and very old school: oak and extraction are kept to a minimum.

Maxime Graillot Domaine Des Lises Crozes Hermitage 2016 Importer Notes

The wine spends 11 months in barrel and is then brought together for three months in large fût tronconique. It was bottled unfiltered. As the note below says, this is delicious. Loads of pulpy black cherry and crushed black olive (great palates taste alike?). Fruit as well as spicy, cedary notes flood the palate while the finish is long, perfumed and wonderfully refreshing with juicy acidity and a pinch of fine tannins.

Crozes-Hermitage

Not instantly as recognisable or as loved as fellow Northern Rhone appellations like Cote Rotie, Saint Joseph or Hermitage. But as John Livingstone-Learmonth says “terroir is alive and well at Crozes-Hermitage!”. A huge variation in geology, as well as grower outlook, means the wines are anything from lean, mineral and taut to Barossa style Syrah. There is a handful of fantastic quality wines that rival anything in the Rhone. The next tier down offers great quality and even better value.

Rhone Valley

One of the great wine regions in the world. Situated along the Rhone river in South-East France, there is a distinct divide between the Syrah dominant North where the Mistral wind cools and regulates the temperature and the hot lands in the South where Grenache is at its peak. The region produces everything from easy-going quaffers to wines that demand long-term cellaring. Whites can be outstanding such as Viognier made in Condrieu, and Rosé makes a fair impression too.

Shiraz/Syrah

A bit of a chameleon, Shiraz can change how it looks depending on the terroir and/or winemaker influence. The Syrah-based wines of Northern Rhone are dry and austere, while the Shiraz of Barossa is opulent and fleshy. A variety that lends itself to long aging but can be drunk at any time of its evolution.

French Wine

The land that so many New World (not European) wine producers look to emulate. To generalise about French wine, I would say it is savoury, lighter-bodied wines. They are the definition of elegant, complex. There are many styles, though. And there is a French wine for every palate. They lead the world in Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in Burgundy. Sparkling Wine in Champagne. Cabernet and Merlot in Bordeaux. Syrah(Shiraz) and Grenache in the Rhone Valley. Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Pinot Gris in Alsace. Sauvignon Blanc, and Chenin Blanc in the Loire Valley. Gamay in Beaujolais.

French Wine Regions 2

Wine

Wine is the result you get from fermented grape juice. There is proof of wine production dating back 8000 years ago. Fashions, innovations and many other factors have influenced the way wine has evolved over the years.

The wine grape is special. It contains everything you need to make grape wine except for the yeast, which lives on the outside of the skins.

Human inputs can influence the final product, including the viticulture (growing) choices. And the winemaker can shape the wine to a point too.

The best wines of the world often refer to terroir. Terroir is a French term that refers to all the climatic, geological and topographical influences on a specific piece of land. And it is true that neighbouring vineyards, grown identically, can taste noticeably different.

Red Wine

Fun fact; most of the colour for wines comes from the skins. There are only a handful of grapes that have red juice. Alicante is the most well known of these grapes.

By macerating the juice on the skins, the wine gains tannins, and flavours. Certain compounds change the chemistry of the wine too.

Red wines tend to have higher alcohol. More tannin and more oak flavours compared to other styles of wine. But the thousands of grapes and terroirs they grow in influence this.

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Maxime Graillot Domaine Des Lises Crozes Hermitage 2006
Maxime Graillot Domaine Des Lises Crozes Hermitage 2006

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Weight 1.3 kg
Dimensions 7 × 7 × 30 cm
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