Yves Cuilleron - Crozes-Hermitage Lieu-dit Les Châssis 2018
15,5/20
RVF
16/20
Jancis Robinson
93/100
Vinous
"Black fruit, licorice and violets on the nose, underlined by wood. Full-bodied on the palate, with good amplitude. The whole palate is coherent, with well-integrated tannins". (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2021 - RVF) A true Favorite for this Crozes of character.
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Eye
Dark color with violet highlights
Nose
Notes of black fruit, liquorice, violet, underlined by woody notes
Mouth
Full-bodied, with good amplitude, dense and coherent with well-integrated tannins
Serve
At 16-18°C
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with meats of character (beef, lamb, duck, pork...), a lamb chop crusted with herbs and pistachios...
Bettane & Desseauve
3*Star rating (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Yves Cuilleron is the largest winegrower-producer in the Northern Rhône region, with 65 hectares in operation and some twenty references, mainly in Saint-Joseph, Condrieu and Côte Rôtie, with only the crozes being purchased. Indigenous yeasts and ageing in wood (9 months for the whites, 18 months for the reds) define a style that may be woody, but in which each terroir expresses itself in the end. Starting with the 2015 vintage, each appellation offers a cuvée with a lieu-dit name. One of the benchmark addresses in the Rhône Valley.
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2024) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
A benchmark in the northern valley, particularly for its Condrieu wines. Based in Chavanay, Yves Cuilleron took over in 1987 the estate created in 1920 by his paternal grandfather, then managed by his uncle Antoine. He gradually expanded the estate (70 ha today), planted at high density and run in a highly reasoned manner on the right bank of the Rhône (condrieu, côte-rôtie, saint-joseph, saint-péray and cornas) and, since 2012, on the left bank (crozes-hermitage).
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2021 guide) 15,5/20 (Good wine)
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the wine:
Black fruit, licorice and violets on the nose, underlined by woodiness. Full-bodied on the palate, with good amplitude. The whole palate is coherent, with well-integrated tannins.
About the domain :
In 1987, Yves Cuilleron took over the family estate created by his grandfather in 1920. Dynamic and enterprising, Yves has continued to develop the estate, which today covers 90 hectares in the main appellations of the northern Rhône Valley, complemented by a trading activity. The style of the wines has become more refined in recent years, and the emphasis on terroir has progressed thanks to a range of very interesting parcel-based cuvées. This is a house you can trust.
Jancis Robinson
Rated 16/20
Vinous
Rated wine 93/100
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