Syrocco, Graillot - 2020

Name: Syrocco, Graillot
Brand: Graillot
SKU: 34617
Price: 21.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 34617 750mL

Alain Graillot is best known for his Northern Rhône wines, but we're thrilled he came across Syrah vineyards while cycling in Zenata, Morocco. The resulting wine is full of tasty dark fruit flavors and spices and is versatile enough to pair with most foods.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2020

Country

Morocco

Producer

Graillot

Grape Variety

Syrah

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

Grown in the Zenata AOG along the coast of the Atlantic ocean, Syrah is grown on gravelly soil with warm days and cool nights due to the cooling Atlantic breezes. This climate allows the grapes to ripen fully throughout the warm summer and are able to retain freshness with the cooler nights. Alain Graillot, famous for his Northern Rhône Syrahs, while riding his bike on vacation saw Syrah's future in the region. Teaming up with Thalvin Winery, who provided Graillot with parcels of Syrah vines that are farmed organically. This Syrah has French roots, though has the distinctive style of the Moroccan coast. The wine is juicy and vibrant, though still has its Old World elegance.

- MHG

Glossary

Syrah

We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it will produce. Typically, New World Shiraz yields bigger, fruitier wines than the the peppery Syrahs...