2018 Alain Graillot, Hermitage Price_ 71.0 allowing the grapes to reach

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This cuvée is a blend from 10- to 50-year-old vines rooted in the diverse limestone and schist soils of Neckenmarkt and Lutzmannsburg

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2018 Alain Graillot, Hermitage Price_ 71.0 allowing the grapes to reachAlain Graillots rare Hermitage, sourced from a 0. 1 hectare parcel in the Greffieux lieu dit, represents a technical pivot from the estates signature whole cluster philosophy, opting instead for 100% destemmed fruit and traditional pigeage by foot. Anchored in organic viticulture and low yields, this bottling articulates the broader, clay inflected granite profile of the lower slopes, yielding a Syrah with notable structural breadth and muscularity.