I had a great bottle of Syrah recently at the wine shop where I worked. It was from the Northern Rhone region of France, Crozes-Hermitage more specifically. The producer is Maxime Graillot, son of Adrian Graillot - a very well known producer in that area. Apparently Adrian gave his son a decrepit vineyard and said, 'Son, if you can't make wine from this, then get out of this business.' 2004 was Maxime's first vintage, and he didn't disappoint. Great wine starts in the vineyard, and notably he de-stems nearly all of the grapes in his small production. This prevents harsh stemmy flavors from entering the wine.
2007 was supposed to be an amazing year in the Rhone. This wine was bright with black fruit and tea characteristics. It prices in the mid- to high- 20s. Naturally I love the purple label.
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