Yves Cuilleron - Condrieu La Petite Côte 2019

Name: Yves Cuilleron - Condrieu La Petite Côte 2019
Brand: Yves Cuilleron
Rating: 4.4 (7 reviews)

Condrieu|White wine

Rhône

White

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4.4/5 (7 customers)

15,5/20

RVF

viognier

charmer

salt

fish

"A saline Condrieu with delightful citrus notes. We praise its liveliness". (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2022 - RVF) La Petite Côte is an expressive, seductive wine. The nose evokes a basket of sun-kissed fruit: apricot, quince, peach and citrus. Sweet floral notes (lilac, rose and violet) and honey add complexity and charm.

Features

Estate

Yves Cuilleron

Cuvée

La Petite Côte

Vintage

2019

Designation

Condrieu

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

100% Viognier

Terroirs

Muscovite granite soil, vines located in the center of the appellation, mostly on terraces in the commune of Chavanay, facing south/southeast.

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Plot-based and traditional. Minimal use of oenological products (indigenous yeasts). Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation 50% in 30 hectoliter wooden tuns and 50% in Burgundy barrels without racking.

Breeding

50% in 30 hectolitre wooden tuns and 50% in Burgundy barrels without racking, 8 months on lees

Alcohol content

14,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Gold

Nose

Expressive and seductive, with notes of apricot, quince, peach and citrus. Delicate notes of flowers (lilac, rose and violet) and honey.

Mouth

Greedy and fresh, a nice spicy power, a thirst-quenching bitterness lengthens the wine's persistence on the palate.

Serve

AT 12°C

Drink before

2025

Guard

3 to 4 years

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy as an aperitif or with fish dishes such as sea bream.

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Expert opinion

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 around 20 different wines, mainly from Saint-Joseph, Condrieu and Côte Rôtie. Indigenous yeasts and ageing in wood (9 months for the whites, 18 months for the reds) define a style that is certainly woody, but where each terroir ultimately expresses itself. 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

Rated (guide 2022) 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:

A saline Condrieu with delightful citrus notes. We praise its liveliness.

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.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.4/5

out of 7 reviews