Alain Graillot : Crozes-Hermitage 2023

An old-school style, offering animal, leather and forest floor notes layered with a burst of fresh plum. Shows freshness and drive, with camphor, salty iodine and iron minerality stretching out on the medium-bodied finish. Drink now through 2030. 5,000 cases made, 1,000 cases imported.

The 2023 Crozes-Hermitage comes out shining, opening with dried violets, orange rind and ripe red fruits. Delicately assertive fleshy tones add more complexity. Midweighted and refined, the 2023 surpasses the 2022 by a landslide, doubling down with accentuated freshness on the savoury finale.