Tasting Notes
A rich, refined and complex wine. A nose of dried yellow stone fruits, violets and honey. Harmonious, well-bred style on the palate, with good volume. A pure long finish, underlaid by the terroir’s minerality.the best and oldest vines on the estate, on south/southeast-facing terraces overlooking Chavanay. “Les Chaillets” is not a district but the local name for terraces on muscovite-rich granite. The grapes are picked when fully ripe and hand sorted. After pressing, they are alcoholic and malolactic fermented in barriques with native yeasts, aging for 9 months in barriques, on the lees, no racking, regular stirring. - Importer Note
The top Cuilleron wines are planted 8000-10000 vines per hectare. There are no insecticides (for the last 20 years) or herbicides used in the vineyards. Yves Cuilleron rejects off-the-shelf ideas. His vision of vine cultivation is highly personal: not conventional, not organic, not biodynamic. And his philosophy is simple: "Produce the best possible grapes”. He practises "viticulture reasonable”, an integrated, eco-friendly approach in which observation is critical. All vine work vital to grape quality is conducted: planting of Viognier vines deriving solely from the family’s yards ("selections massales”), and of Syrah vines from high-quality clones and from "selections massales”. - Importer Note
| Product Type | Wine White Viognier Marsanne Roussanne & Friends |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | France |
| Region | Northern Rhone |
| Sub Region | Condrieu |
| Winemaking Practices | Conventional |
| Vineyard Practices | Conventional |