YVES CUILLERON ROUSSANNE VDP 2018 - France - White Wine

Country : France
Region : Northern Rhone Valley
Type : White
Year : 2018
Volume : 75 cl


TASTING NOTES :  2018 was an excellent growing season although warm colder nights and mornings gave the wines energy. Fine balance richness and  freshness in the acids.Lovely weight, white floral,lemon lime acidity and some spice characters. Rich, depth of fruit and gorgeous balance here

ABOUT THE WINERY  “Yves Cuilleron is a superstar of the Northern Rhône” . In 1987 Yves took over his family wine estate (after 4 generations) located in Verlieu (in the town of  Chavanay) and since that time he has built an entirely new winery. He has acquired additional vineyards (domaine is now 52 hectares) that cover appellations, including  Saint Joseph, Cote Rotie, Cornas, Condrieu, Saint Péray and a series of Vin de Pays from the Collines Rhodaniennes.His philosophy in the vineyard is simple and very much a sustainable approach, no insecticides/pesticides only organic ones, majority is high density planted (competition between vines enhances fruit quality), handpicked fruit (much of vineyard is on terraces). Similarly in the winery a natural approach: wild yeasts, no additions, open fermenters (temperature controlled), maturation in french oak barriques and foudres (his wines are more about purity of fruit and he goes easy on the oak). High-density planting (8,000-10,000 vines per hectare). No insecticides few treatments (depending on weather), small amount of organic-only fertiliser, with respect of soil and vine balance. Vigour and yield control, leaf-thinning and green harvesting to promote grape maturation. Vinification: the grapes are hand-picked; and then sorted, crushed and partially destemmed in the cellar. Fermented in open, temperature-controlled vats for about 3 weeks, with regular cap-punching and pumping-over. Malolactic-fermented.  

ABOUT YVES CUILLERON