Alain Graillot, Crozes-Hermitage, La Guiraude 2016 Cabernet Franc The 2003 Lafite Rothschild comes

The 2003 Lafite Rothschild comes as close to perfection as any of the great Lafites made over the past three decades (1982

and the age of their vines account for the richness of their wine

I know this is a Kiwi bottle…but hear me out

Surrounded by some of America's oldest Zinfandel vineyards

Some at the table initially detected a hint of VA on the nose

Alain Graillot, Crozes-Hermitage, La Guiraude 2016 Cabernet Franc The 2003 Lafite Rothschild comesThe late Alain Graillot is well known to wine lovers throughout the world, and was universally regarded as one of the most talented producers not only in the Rhne, but in the whole of France. What is extraordinary is that he built his reputation and fame in just 15 short years, and in an appellation that was until recently seriously despised by the cognoscenti. He proved that even (or should we say particularly) from the flat land near the Isre river