Once again an absolute winner of a wine, this bottom-line Syrah from Yves Cuilleron hits all the right notes and represents terrific value at around £13/btl.
I’ve enjoyed this wine before, but Matt Walls of Decanter, whose column on sub-£20 Rhône wines I recently read, describes its predominant flavours quite accurately as ‘blood, blackberry, blood orange; tangy, balsamic’. I’d add to this a hint of white chocolate, cranberry and Worcestershire sauce. This wine lacks the intensity of fruit that makes much of the northern Rhône so special, but it’s nonetheless a terrific bottling that is a great bastion both for Yves Cuilleron and the Collines Rhodaniennes.
Once again an absolute winner of a wine, this bottom-line Syrah from Yves Cuilleron hits all the right notes and represents terrific value at around £13/btl.
I’ve enjoyed this wine before, but Matt Walls of Decanter, whose column on sub-£20 Rhône wines I recently read, describes its predominant flavours quite accurately as ‘blood, blackberry, blood orange; tangy, balsamic’. I’d add to this a hint of white chocolate, cranberry and Worcestershire sauce. This wine lacks the intensity of fruit that makes much of the northern Rhône so special, but it’s nonetheless a terrific bottling that is a great bastion both for Yves Cuilleron and the Collines Rhodaniennes.
Apr 18th, 2021
So Syrah-y that I could drink it all day. Ripe fruit, savory, peppery, all together. Great acidity, well built.
So Syrah-y that I could drink it all day. Ripe fruit, savory, peppery, all together. Great acidity, well built.
7 people found it helpfulAug 19th, 2014
Rich and complex black and blue fruit, intense savory notes, pepper
Rich and complex black and blue fruit, intense savory notes, pepper
1 person found it helpfulJul 21st, 2020
Entry level Cuilleron. An absolute steal. Easy to drink, but enough there to think about.
Entry level Cuilleron. An absolute steal. Easy to drink, but enough there to think about.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 11th, 2020
Distinctly syrah. Pretty much distinctly northern Rhone syrah. Super solid QPR. Had the '15 & the '16. I preferred '16 but everyone else preferred '15.
Distinctly syrah. Pretty much distinctly northern Rhone syrah. Super solid QPR. Had the '15 & the '16. I preferred '16 but everyone else preferred '15.
1 person found it helpfulNov 17th, 2017
Great value wine. Entry level wine that rises to something maybe in another vintage just cannot (had the ‘16, not nearly the wine). Sanguine, smokey, rich mid, good acid. Would take this as my house red any day.
Great value wine. Entry level wine that rises to something maybe in another vintage just cannot (had the ‘16, not nearly the wine). Sanguine, smokey, rich mid, good acid. Would take this as my house red any day.
1 person found it helpfulSep 23rd, 2017
Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
