2015 Côte-Rôtie, Madinière, Yves Cuilleron, Rhône Unit of Measure:6 X 750ML full of complexity and pleasure

full of complexity and pleasure

a touch of lime and polished oak invite further exploration

1879 was the year this distillery produced the first spirit

Some spice from the barrel too

chiselled peat smoke then fresh orchard fruit and icing sugar showing with time

2015 Côte-Rôtie, Madinière, Yves Cuilleron, Rhône Unit of Measure:6 X 750ML full of complexity and pleasureThe Cte Brune vineyards of Les Roziers and Les Rochains, near to La Landonne itself, provide the fruit for this perennial favourite. The wine is dark and tight, with intense aromas of thyme, liquorice and smoked meat. The complexity continues onto the palate and underwrites ageing potential. This vintage, for Yves, shares the family traits of 2010 and even the under rated 2006 (which is delicious now); very fine pedigree, in other words, but perhaps