Produced from plots on sandy-loam soils with pebbles in the Mercurol and Beaumont-Monteux areas, Laya is a terroir-driven cuvée with a fruity and supple character. It is supple, balanced, and crisp on the palate, with a lovely freshness that highlights its fine tannins.
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Eye
Intense
Nose
Expressive and juicy with notes of sweet red fruits and delicate floral notes.
Mouth
Supple, balanced, and crisp. Lovely freshness highlighting fine tannins.
Open
To be aerated in advance in recent vintages
Drink before
Best enjoyed young for its fruity aromas (3 to 4 years) or for its evolving aromas (between 7 and 8 years).
Guard
3 to 8 years old
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with red meat, tuna steak, and ratatouille with small Niçoise olives.
Bettane & Desseauve
3-star rating (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
Yves Cuilleron is the largest wine producer in the entire northern Rhône region, with 65 hectares currently under cultivation and around twenty different wines, mainly from Saint-Joseph, Condrieu, and Côte Rôtie. Only the Crozes wines are made from purchased grapes. Indigenous yeasts and aging in wood (9 months for whites, 18 months for 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 leading addresses in the Rhône Valley.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2024 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the estate:
A benchmark in the northern valley, particularly for its Condrieu wines. Based in Chavanay, Yves Cuilleron took over the estate in 1987, which was founded in 1920 by his paternal grandfather and then managed by his uncle Antoine. He has gradually expanded the estate (now covering 70 hectares), planted with high-density vines and managed in a very sustainable 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 estate (2024 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing good-quality wines; you won't be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)
About the estate:
In 1987, Yves Cuilleron took over the family estate founded by his grandfather in 1920. Dynamic and enterprising, Yves has continued to develop the estate, which now covers 90 hectares in the main appellations of the northern Rhône Valley, complemented by a wine trading business. The style of the wines has been refined in recent years and the terroirs are increasingly being showcased thanks to a very interesting range of single vineyard wines. This is a trusted estate.
Vinous
Wine rated 92/100
Customer rating
4/5
based on 7 reviews
Note and opinion by Mr. GILLES D. Published on 01/19/2022
Favorite this vintage, which could be described as follows: fruit and more fruit! Very good balance between crisp freshness and restrained power, with a supple structure and elegant tannins that coat the palate with ripe black fruit and spices. A tender finish, delicately peppery and enhanced by flavors of cherry jam. A score of 4.2 for this warm and easy-to-drink Crozes. After an hour of aeration, it perfectly complemented a roast filet mignon served at 15°C with a slightly spicy pepper and black olive sauce and fusilli pasta.
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Note and opinion by Mr. JULES H. Published on 07/26/2025
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Review and opinion by Mr. SEBASTIEN D. Published on 10/22/2022
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Review and opinion by Mr. AURELIEN C. Published on 02/28/2022
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Note and opinion by Mr. ALEXANDRE B. Published on January 10, 2022
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Note and opinion by Mr. YVAIN B. Published on 11/11/2021
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Review and opinion by Mr. FABRICE F. Published on 07/24/2021
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