Cuilleron, Saint-Joseph, Les Pierres Seches

It aged very well. Needed some time to breath and it evolve in the glass nicely. I feel asleep listening to some music leaving my glass on the side table. Early morning I put the glass in the wine fridge with a protecting film. I took it out for lunch and it drank very well. It has purple colour with some cherry flavour. I will go back to the shop and buy some more. Great value for money to drink …

2015 vintage

cerise juteuse acidulée, framboise mûre, un Saint-Joseph tout en fraicheur. Une syrah relativement délicate et hautement savoureuse. Superbe pour le prix demandé !

2018 vintage

Pas mauvais, mais encore une touche d'oeufs/"lacté" dans un vin de ce producteur. Belle texture et beaux arômes mais cette touche qui agace prend beaucoup de place maintenant que je la reconnais...

2018 vintage

My first Yves Cuilleron, planning on having some more. 👃 Meatiness, dark berries, a slight whiff of burn from the alcohol, 👄 Med acidity, med volume, good fruit med length. Somehow this feels like a quite standard Rhone but the balance and depth just elevates it that much more. Can be cellared some more but for my tannin taste this is ready to go :)

2018 vintage

Voir note 2021-03-20. (Perso: Marie et Pierre ont bien aimé:)

2018 vintage

Blackberry, slight farmyard, black and green peppercorns, sweet spice. Juicy fruit sweet on the palate with liquorice joining the brambles, touch of alcohol warmth, tannins are drying and chalky textured. Medium plus length with the fruit just about persisting. That alcohol is a bit warm on the finish.

2018 vintage

Excellent wine for the price and ready to drink now. The nose really reminds me of Jean-Luc Jamet wines. Really good syrah. Will buy again for sure. Excellent vin pour le prix. De la bonne syrah prête à boire maintenant. Ça me rapelle les merveilleux vins de Jean-Luc Jamet. Je vais en racheter c'est sûr.

2018 vintage

Au nez c'est épicé (poivre noir, girofle?) et fruité (bleuets!). En bouche il y a beaucoup de matière pour un Saint-Joseph. Pas mal de fruits (encore des bleuets) et une bonne longueur, le tout balancé par une acidité rafraichissante et avec des tanins fins. Équilibré, soyeux, un délice! C'est déjà bon mais tiendra plusieurs années (5-10?).

2018 vintage

Belle concentration, mures, bleuets, poivre, viandeux. Belle longueur, sommes toute une belle syrah à bon prix

2018 vintage

Quel beau St-Joseph bio, vendu à bon prix (29$ CAD)! La robe est d'une teinte violacé, au pourtour un rien sanguin, assez trouble comme toujours chez Cuilleron! Le nez embaume les baies noires juteuses, la violette et quelques épices et herbes séchés.. Le fruit est bien mûre et presque sucré sur ce millésime chaud, mais le tout balancé par une belle acidité et de fins amers... Sur une texture de soie, comme toujours et sans trace d'alcool au palais! Top!

2015 vintage

La robe du vin est rubis profond au coeur violacé. Le nez crie Syrah, avec la violette et la mûre bien fraiche, la fumée, ainsi qu'une pointe sanguine et d'encens. La bouche est de corps moyen/moyen(+), vivace, avec de la poigne tout en étant souple, dirigé par de fins amers, se termine sur une finale fraiche et salivante, légèrement anisé. Très beau Crozes! 89-90 pts

2015 vintage

Birthday dinner @ Doris Metropolitan. No notes taken. Excellent versatile choice with the varied dishes, Black fruit, a bit of leather, earth, low tannin, medium(-)-medium acidity, low-medium(-) tannin, medium(+) alcohol and medium(+) body. Balanced finish with peppery notes.

2015 vintage

Not ready for primetime yet. Tight black raspberry, pepper, and earth on the first day. Second day added a hint of leatheriness and the oak spice came through more clearly. Quite tannic right now. Really needs a year or two at least to come together. 88+

2015 vintage

Quick trade tasting note - fruit forward, garrigue, lavender, soy, Worcestershire and some veggies.

2015 vintage

Gleich vorweg: Ich liebe den Stil von Cuilleron. Das ist Nord-Rhône wie es sein soll - würzig, frisch, intensiv und kantig. In der Nase frisch zerstoßener weißer Pfeffer, Oliventapenade, Rauch, geröstetes Fleisch, roten Beeren, Brombeere, Cassis. Am Gaumen frisch, spülende Säure, salzig, mineralisch, würzig, Oliven, intensive rote Beeren, unterschwelliges Tannin. Großes Kino.

2010 vintage

13.0% - Clear, med+ purple / clean, med+ intensity - plum, blackberry, freshly cracked black pepper / dry, med acidity, med to full body, med+ fine grained tannin, med+ intensity, med to long finish. Perfect companion to BBQd lamb chops.

2015 vintage

13.0% - Clear, med to deep purple / clean, high intensity - blackberry, cassis cream, violet, freshly cracked white pepper, some garrigues / dry, med to high acidity, med+ fine grained tannin, med to full body, med to high intensity, long finish. Drank over 3 days, was super austere on day 1, but it blossomed nicely over the next two days. Definitely a warm year for this '15 vintage, more stuffing than the previous vintages I've tasted, less of that …

2015 vintage

Sans note. 88-89

2015 vintage

Very dark and rather murky. Nose is dark fruit, smoke and raw meat. Yum! medium+ body with well concentrated tertiary flavours and electric acidity! Tannin is under all that padding

2010 vintage

Tuesday Night Double Blind <$40 (Bin 75) : Dark core, cloudy, maroon rim; intense nose, green, black pepper, sweet and sour, brine, smelling it tickles the back of my throat, velvety texture, mineral; a bit more friendly on the palate, very sour, black pepper is less pronounced, lots of tapenade, granite, salty, sour plum, deeper, plush tannin, high acid is a bit harsh; has this gone through malolactic?, very intense wine reminiscent of the 2007 Equis, tons of character but …

2010 vintage

Despite my misgivings about this producer, the wine proved to be quite fresh and mineral with distinct olive notes and a red fruited profile. Plenty of acidity here, but with air the wine fleshed out without losing its freshness. Distinctly N Rhone Syrah.

2010 vintage

This is a good, but not great example of St. Joseph. Very floral and mineral on the nose with some red fruits. The palate has red fruits with notes of violets and decent intensity. Overall pretty tasty, very young. I'd wait and let this develop more.

2010 vintage

Red flowers, black pepper, red and dark fruit. Smoked meat. Full bodied. Pair with more meat.

2010 vintage

Red fruit nose, some bacon. Full bodeied taste, red fruit

2010 vintage

In the glass the wine is an opaque purple, approaching black in a hurry. The nose is explosive. Fresh cracked black pepper, chorizo, granite, blackberry, worcestershire, black garlic and bacon are all jumping out of the glass. The palate is rich and creamy. Blueberry pie, cumin, caraway, rye bread, fennel and thyme come through on the finish. This wine is bottomless, despite my best efforts, I will never be able to conquer all of it’s secrets.

2010 vintage

The producer says drink up, and I agree! Nice and refreshing Syrah. Medium bodied. Strong peppery nose and pallet. Overall enjoyed this young example of northern Rhône.

2010 vintage

Très jeune encore, il est porté vers les fruits noirs aux parfums intenses, baies noires, quetsche (?), un peu de poivre, belle tenue en bouche. Il faut l'aérer suffisamment à l'avance pour le découvrir pleinement, j'aimerais y revenir le deuxième jour.

2010 vintage

Beautiful dark fruit nose, with moderate animal character. Lacking the black pepper notes that I expected and Chave's Offerus had. Quite mellow and very much drinkable already, although it would certainly gain complexity with time. Has got nice structure though. Drank over 3 days, was best on the third. Enjoyable.

2010 vintage

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