Domaine Yves Cuilleron Saint-Joseph "Les Serines" red 2022

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Domaine Yves Cuilleron Saint-Joseph "Les Serines" red 2022

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2025 (August 2024): 91/100.

Technical Sheet written by the domaine:

Terroirs: granitic, shallow.

Grape Variety: syrah.

Viticulture: vines planted predominantly at high density, 8000 /10000 plants per hectare. No insecticides, the number of treatments is limited based on the weather, the addition of fertilizers is very low and exclusively organic, respecting the balance of the soils and the plant. Control of vigor and yields, leaf thinning, green harvesting for better grape ripening.

Vinification: grapes are hand-harvested. In the cellar, sorting, crushing, and partial destemming. Fermentation in open tanks for about 3 weeks with temperature control, regular punching down and pumping over. Malolactic fermentation in barrels, with natural yeasts.

Aging: 18 months in barrels.

Style: Intense and refined wine. Deep nose of well-ripened black fruits, white pepper, a beautiful maturity of the grape with a spicy and wild touch, some delicate woody notes. The palate is fleshy and dense, gaining freshness from a note of graphite, giving it beautiful depth. The tannins are a bit firm at the moment but add breadth to this wine.

Cellaring: wine vinified for aging, a bit tough in its youth. It is better to wait 4 or 5 years and it can age for about fifteen years or more.

Pairing: red meat, pan-seared rib of beef with porcini mushrooms, sautéed Ratte potatoes and mushrooms.