Domaine Yves Cuilleron

Chavanay

“The domaine wasn’t supposed to come to me, but the vine is part of my roots.” Yves Cuilleron’s uncle’s children chose a different career to winemaking, so Yves took over his uncle’s wine domaine and thus became a wine producer. And he has even become one of the most important wine producers in the Northern Rhône, as well as one of the most dynamic, to the great delight of the many fans of his single-vineyard wines and inspired blends. “I’ve given myself 10 years to teach my children what I do, how I do it and why I do it, and then it will be their story.” Edgar, his son, has joined the domaine as vineyard manager. “I always knew that I was going to work the land.” His approach to the craft is in keeping with the Cuilleron family credo that “wine is first and foremost made in the vineyards” using practices that are precise and carefully thought out: “Do only what is necessary, obtain the best grapes possible, vinify simply and without artifice… And above all, avoid preconceived ideas so that you can continue learning.“

Vineyards

20 Ha in the AOP SAINT-JOSEPH RED, 8 Ha in the AOP SAINT-JOSEPH WHITE, 12 Ha in the AOP CONDRIEU, 10 Ha in the AOP CÔTE-RÔTIE, 6 Ha in the AOP CROZES-HERMITAGE RED, 3 Ha in the AOP SAINT -PÉRAY, 2 Ha in the AOP CORNAS, 2 Ha in the AOP CROZES-HERMITAGE WHITE and 20 HA classified as VIN DE FRANCE.

Cellar

Harvested by hand. The reds are vinified in open vats, macerated for 3 weeks and aged in barrel for 18 months. Whites: 9-month fermentation and ageing in barrels and foudres.

Wines

CONDRIEU • La Petite Côte: muscovite granite soils in Chavanay. • Les Chaillets: biotite granite terroir in Condrieu. • Vernon: registered lieu-dit in the village of Condrieu, aged for 18 months. • Essence d’Automne: sweet wine made from botrytised and overripe grapes. • SAINT-JOSEPH WHITE • Lyséras: 50% Marsanne and 50% Roussanne, fruit-focused vinification. • Le Lombard: 100% Marsanne, old vines. • Digue: registered lieu-dit in Saint-Pierre de Boeuf, 100% Roussanne. • SAINT-PÉRAY • Les Potiers: 50% Marsanne and 50% Roussanne; fruit-focused vinification. • Biousse: registered lieu-dit in Saint-Péray, 100% Marsanne. • CROZES-HERMITAGE WHITE • Les Rousses: 100% Marsanne, terroir of smooth pebbles and red clay in the commune of Mercurol. • SAINT-JOSEPH RED – Les Pierres Sèches: Syrah, fruit-focused vinification. • Cavanos: Syrah, a blend of plots on the Chavanay terroir. • CÔTE-RÔTIE – Bassenon: 90% Syrah and 10% Viognier, southern terroir of granite and gneiss. • Madinière: Syrah and Viognier, northern terroir, from our micaschist plots. • Bonnivières: registered lieu-dit located on a schist terroir in Ampuis. • CORNAS • Le Village: Syrah, a blend of several plots. • Les Côtes: century-old Syrah vines, a registered lieu-dit in the south of the AOP. • CROZES-HERMITAGE RED • Labaya: Syrah, fruit-focused vinification. • Les Chassis: Syrah, registered lieu-dit, terroir of smooth pebbles and red clay south of Mercurol.