Yves Cuilleron - Condrieu Les Chaillets 2023
Rhône
White
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Drink or Keep
96/100
Jeb Dunnuck
-
93/100
James Suckling
-
92/100
Vinous
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15,5/20
Jancis Robinson
"The Condrieu de garde par excellence".
For this cuvée, only the estate's best and oldest Viognier vines, planted on granite terroirs, are blended. Condrieu Les Chaillets reveals aromas of apricot, peach, honey and flowers, with hints of sweet spices and toasted dried fruit. The palate is rich and complex, with the finesse of Viognier. A real delicacy marked by pure mineral freshness.
Features
Estate
Yves Cuilleron
Cuvée
Les Chaillets
Vintage
2023
Designation
Condrieu
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
100% Viognier
Terroirs
Biotite granite soils
Viticulture
Reasoned, no insecticides, little fertilizer (only organic)
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Plot-based and traditional, alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in tuns and barrels, using natural yeasts.
Breeding
8 months on lees, 50% in 30 hectolitre wooden tuns and 50% in Burgundy barrels without racking, blending of different parcels before bottling.
Alcohol content
13,5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Pearl gold
Nose
Scents of stone fruits (apricot, peach), honey, flowers, notes of sweet spices and roasted dried fruits.
Mouth
Rich and delicious, the slender finish, marked by the mineral freshness of granite, gives great depth to this wine.
Serve
AT 12-14°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink before
2033
Guard
To be enjoyed young for its fruity aromas (3 to 4 years) or for its evolving aromas (6 to 10 years).
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with delicate fish, shellfish, langoustines with lemon and fresh sage, sweetbreads with morel mushrooms...
Yves Cuilleron
Condrieu
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
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 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 wine (guide 2023) 15.5/20 (Vintage 2022)
Vinous A. Galloni
Rated (guide 2024) 92/100 (Vintage 2022)
James Suckling
Rated (guide 2024) 93/100 (Vintage 2022)
Jeb Dunnuck
Rated wine (guide 2024) 96/100 (Vintage 2022)
Customer reviews
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