Yves Cuilleron - Saint-Péray Les Potiers 2020

Name: Yves Cuilleron - Saint-Péray Les Potiers 2020
Brand: Yves Cuilleron
Rating: 4 (6 reviews)

Saint-Péray|White wine

Rhône

White

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4/5 (6 customers)

93/100

Vinous

(2018 vintage notes)

marsanne

roussanne

balanced

With its pale yellow color, Cuvée Les Potiers has all the hallmarks of a fine Saint Péray. With fresh aromas of mirabelle plum, peach, citrus fruit, candied lemon and gunflint, the nose is frank and powerful. The palate is well-balanced, with a soft texture awakened by a fine mineral tension on the finish.

Features

Estate

Yves Cuilleron

Cuvée

Les Potiers

Vintage

2020

Designation

Saint-Péray

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

Marsanne, Roussanne

Terroirs

Pebbly alluvial soils, a collection of gently sloping plots with south-west exposure, located in the commune of Saint-Péray.

Viticulture

Reasoned, without insecticides or pesticides

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Plot-based and traditional in barrels and tuns, with minimal use of oenological products (indigenous yeasts).

Breeding

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

Alcohol content

14%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Pale yellow colour

Nose

Clean and powerful, with aromas of fresh fruit, mirabelle plum, peach, citrus, preserved lemons and gunflint.

Mouth

Well-balanced. Smooth texture awakened by mineral tension.

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink before

2027

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with grilled or baked fish, Japanese fish fondue (salmon, scallops and mussels), in a ginger-scented broth...

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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

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.

Vinous A. Galloni

Rated 93/100 (Vintage 2018)

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4/5

out of 6 reviews