Caves Yves Cuilleron

St. Joseph Les Serines

Name: Condrieu Les Chaillets
Brand: Caves Yves Cuilleron
Price: 1121 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Rating: James Suckling 95 (1 reviews)

Syrah/Shiraz from Rhône, France

R899

Bottle size:

750 ml

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Notes of black raspberries, toasted spice, candied violets, and hints of flowers all emerge from Yves 2014 Saint Joseph les Serines (18 months in 40% new oak), which has medium-bodied richness and depth, beautifully pure fruit and present, ripe tannin. This is a classy, elegant St Joseph that will have a decade of longevity.

Blackberries

Black Fruits

Violets

Spice

For decades, the Domaine has undertaken traditional, straightforward vinification. Cuilleron’s main ingredients? Hand-picking of grapes, meticulous sorting in situ, alcoholic fermentation using only wild yeasts, and ageing in oak. The business may be growing, but remains deeply attached to the traditional principles of cap-punching and open-vat pump-overs. They use no oenological products, and technology is kept to the bare minimum.

Caves Yves Cuilleron

Yves Cuilleron is described by Wine Spectator as the leader of Condrieu's new generation of winemakers. Yves represents the 4th generation of Cuilleron vignerons although he initially trained as a engineer. The lure of the vine proved too hard to resist and after a year's training at the Ecole Viticole in Macon he took over the vineyards in 1987. Since then he has built an entirely new winery at Chavany facility while at the same time he acquired additional vineyard property. The domaine now produces about 50 000 bottles annually divided between the appellations of St. Joseph Blanc St. Joseph Rouge Côte-Rôtie and Condrieu.