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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by IvanLi on 2/5/2023 & rated 93 points: Not much has changed in the last two years or so which is quite admirable. The wine remains racy, slightly austere, funky and spicy with animale, olives, bay leaf, sour red and black forest fruit. I am not a huge fan of this style of Syrah, but to all those guys despising blockbuster California stalwarts like Saxum and SQN this wine might be a silver lining on the cloud of parkerisation) (229 views) | | Tasted by chatters on 4/15/2021: Blackberry, black pepper, Asian five spice, sweaty horse. Juicy, savoury, fleshy, balanced, savoury blackberry, floury texture, long, young but lovely. (484 views) | | Tasted by IvanLi on 4/9/2021 & rated 93 points: Dark ruby with a splash of purple. Very bright varietal aromas of black pepper, violets and red and Black Forest fruit, some earth and bay leaf. Plenty of oak but well integrated. Racy yet ripe on the palate. Drink now and in the next 7-10 years. (372 views) | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 4/15/2019: Découvertes en Vallée du Rhône; 4/15/2019-4/16/2019 (Ampuis, Mauves and Tain-l'Hermitage): Walk around tasting talking with the producers, brief note. 10% Viognier. Bold, fleshy and ripe start, then lighter middle through finish. Enjoyable young. (2220 views) |
| By Richard Hemming, MW JancisRobinson.com (1/28/2021) (Yves Cuilleron, Bassenon Côte Rôtie Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds Vinous, 2017 and 2018 Northern Rhône (Jul 2019) (7/1/2019) (Yves Cuilleron Côte-rôtie Bassenon Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Hemming, MW JancisRobinson.com (4/15/2019) (Yves Cuilleron, Bassenon Côte Rôtie Red) Subscribe to see review text. | NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of JancisRobinson.com and Vinous. (manage subscription channels) |
| Domaine Yves Cuilleron Producer website - Read more about the wines of Yves Cuilleron
The Cuilleron family domaine, located in the town of Chavanay, was founded several generations ago. Yves Cuilleron's grandfather was the first to bottle wine for commercial purposes in 1947. Antoine Cuilleron, the uncle and immediate predecessor of Yves, significantly increased the percentage of wine bottled at the estate and extended the scope of the domaine. Yves assumed full ownership and direction in 1987 and, since that time, has built an entirely new facility while at the same time acquiring additional vineyard property. The domaine now produces about 50,000 bottles annually divided between the appellations of St. Joseph Blanc, St. Joseph Rouge, Cote Rotie and Condrieu.
Syrah Varietal article (Wikipedia) | (Wines Northwest)
Note that some producers in the Northern Rhone distinguish between simply Syrah and "Serine", the latter described as ‘an ancient clone of Syrah, the berries of which are more oval-shaped and less deeply pigmented than Syrah’ by producer Tardieu-Laurent. Coteaux de BassenonIs a single vineyard. On weinlagen-infoFrance Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest" 2019 vintage reports 2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage." 2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Northern Rhône Guide to the wines and appellations of the Northern Rhone Valley -
The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
Regional History: Phocaean Greeks established viticulture in the Rhone as far back as 600 BC, but until the 14th century the wines were not seen outside the region. The establishment of the Avignonese Papacy (1305-1377) brought fame to the region's wine-so much so that their Burgundian neighbors to the north banned wines from the Rhone in 1446, a measure that effectively cut off trade with England and other Northern European markets for over 200 years. Stretching southward from Lyon to just south of Avignon, the Rhone produces a wide variety of wines, with the appellations north of Valence producing the least (in volume), and the towns south of Montelimar producing prodigious amounts. As in other regions, the most interesting wines come from small farms. Saint-Joseph, in the northern Rhone, extends for some distance between Condrieu in the north to Saint-Peray in the south. The reds are made from Syrah and the rare whites from Marsanne and Roussanne, and Viognier.
### 2017 vintage ### "The first red wines already tasted in the Northern Rhône promise a beautiful vintage, with a quality close to the 2015 or even the 2009 vintage" - NEWRHÔNE MILLESIMESCôte-Rôtie Guide to Cote Rotie - Read about the Northern Rhone Valley
• The Appellation cover three communes - Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhône, Ampuis and Tupin-Semons - on the right Rhône river bank, within the Rhône "département".
• Soils : In the northern part of the vineyard, the Côte Brune, consists of extremely steep, terraced slopes of ferruginous mica schists which are covered with schist sand (arzel).The Côte Blonde has a varied geology with gneiss and granite predominating at the most southern side of the appellation.
• Climate : tempered continental. Dry, hot summers and frequent rainfalls during the other seasons. History : one of the oldest vineyards in France, first developed by the Romans. It is said that during the Middle Ages, "The Seigneur de Maugiron" bequeathed a hillside to each of his daughters, one was brunette and the other fair. Thus, were born the names of "Côte Brune" and "Côte Blonde".
• Area planted : 230 hectares (568 acres), for an annual production of 8,400 hectoliters (93,333 cases). Authorized maximum yield is 40 hectoliters/hectare (2,3 US tons/acre).
• Grape Varieties : Syrah (80% minimum). An addition of up to 20% of Viognier grapes in the crop is allowed.
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