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The Domaine Yves Cuilleron, located in Chavanay, runs 70 hectares of vineyards spread over 5 designations : Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray and Cornas. It also produces wines under Crozes-Hermitage's designation for which the winemaker buys the grapes.
The winemaker Yves Cuilleron is particularly proud in having given back to the Condrieu et Côte-Rôtie vineyards their fame : the extreme slopes roughness made the work so difficult without any mechanization, that the vineyard had been gradually abandoned during the previous century.
In the vineyard, Yves Cuilleron pays particular attention to the vegetative cycle, practicing leaf removal and green harvest that allows a maximum aeration of the bunches and thus a decrease in their diseases sensitivity. Viticulture is made according the sustainable cultivation methods, the chemicals treatments are reduced to the maximum, no insecticide is used. As he says himself, his philosophy is to "produce the most beautiful grapes as possible" for wines that have a soul, and it begins with the first vineyard's work.
In the cellar, manually harvested grapes are sorted carefully, alcoholic fermentations take place with the native yeasts, without any oenological products addition, and under temperature control.
For white wines, the grapes are pressed, the juice is decanted after a 24 hours settling, and the alcoholic and malolactic fermentations take place directly in barrels. The must is then aged on lees for 9 months with regular stirring. The juice is then slightly filtered before bottling.
For the red wines, the manual harvest is partially destalked, and the alcoholic fermentation takes place in open vats for about three weeks with regular punchings. The ageing occurs in barrels for 18 months. The juice is not filtered but fined with egg white before bottling.
In order to produce wines identified by their terroir, the vinification is separated : the old vines grapes are vinified on one side, the young vines grapes on the other side, and the plots grapes apart. It is only at the end of the vinification process that the blend of the different vats takes place - or not -, after tasting and according to the principle of "a wine-a style".
- Nose: rich and generous. Very concentrated black fruit aromas (blackberries and blueberries), notes of white pepper and cinnamon.
- Palate: structured. Tannins of great finesse. Tasty juice with a long finish.
Tasting date: April 2021.
OUR OPINION: Cornas are wines destined to age, this one is no exception to the rule, but it is already very beautiful in its youth, as 2018 is an excellent vintage, which suggests the development of beautiful tertiary aromas over time.
Rich and dense nose that reveals intense aromas of black cherry, roasted coffee beans, blackberry, blueberry and black pepper, with a hint of cinnamon and licorice. On the palate, a beautiful and supple juice with a finely structured frame with well integrated tannins. A silky and elegantly scented Cornas !
(Tasting date : July 2020)
Others available vintages :
- Nose: intensely fragrant. Dominant flavours of roasted coffee, liquorice, and black pepper that give way to black fruits aromas.
- Palate: silky juice, fine tannins. Finish on blackberry coulis notes.
Tasting date: August 2020.
OUR OPINION: very nice juice, delicate and intensely perfumed.
- Nose: intense and rich. Concentrate notes of black fruits dominated by blueberries and blackberries, wrapped with elegant peppery notes, aromas of dark chocolate with a hint of liquorice.
- Palate: Beautiful juice on the palate, rich and silky, generously fruity and elegant.
Tasting date: July 2020.
OUR OPINION: A great wine !
- Nose: intensely perfumed. Notes of yellow peaches, apricots and passion fruit. Light creamy notes.
- Palate: elegant, silky and supported by a beautiful acidity which gives the wine energy and tone.
Tasting date: May 2020.
OUR OPINION: wonderful vintage !
Other available vintage:
Fragrant nose with notes of white flowers and peach flowers, yellow peaches, ripe apricots, lychees and mangoes. Nice attack on the palate, the juice is dynamic, ample and nicely perfumed with a slightly aniseed finish.
Very beautiful Roussanne wine.
(Tasting date : Apr. 2019)
Others available vintages :
- Nose: intense and spicy nose, clean and tasty. Aromas of coffee, black pepper, blackberry and blueberry.
- Palate: silky and sapid, with fine tannins.
Tasting date: April 2021.
OUR OPINION: I really like the wines made from Serine. This variety, ancestor of the Syrah, gives concentrated and rich juices, very complex and tasty. 2018 is an excellent vintage.
- Nose: tasty. Slightly vanilla notes that give way to delicious ripe fruit flavors such as blackcurrant, blackberry, and blueberry, with a hint of spice. There are also notes of peat, chalk and violet.
- Palate: subtle and fine. Wood notes still present but well integrated. Fine tannins with a finish slightly liquorice perfumed.
Tasting date: April 2019.
OUR OPINION: a complex wine to be absolutely kept in cellar !
- Nose: very fresh, mineral and aniseed. Notes of cream and white peach.
- Palate: elegant, silky and has a nice length.
Tasting date: May 2020.
OUR OPINION: a tasty and invigorating vintage, what a success !
Other available vintage:
AMPHORA WINES
Specialized in amphora wines, we offer a sharp selection of white, red or rosé wines, vinified in amphora.
You will find crus:
- fermented and aged in clay amphorae.
- fermented in traditional tanks and aged in clay amphorae.
- only partially aged in clay amphorae.
...including the rare wines completely vinified in Qvevris !