Winery Yves CuilleronSaint-Joseph Digue Blanc (Lieu-Dit)
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Taste structure of the Saint-Joseph Digue Blanc (Lieu-Dit) from the Winery Yves Cuilleron
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Saint-Joseph Digue Blanc (Lieu-Dit) of Winery Yves Cuilleron in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Saint-Joseph Digue Blanc (Lieu-Dit) of Winery Yves Cuilleron in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of peach, vanilla or apricot and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Saint-Joseph Digue Blanc (Lieu-Dit)
Pairings that work perfectly with Saint-Joseph Digue Blanc (Lieu-Dit)
Original food and wine pairings with Saint-Joseph Digue Blanc (Lieu-Dit)
The Saint-Joseph Digue Blanc (Lieu-Dit) of Winery Yves Cuilleron matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of baked pumpkin, sea bream with sweet spices or reblochon pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery Yves Cuilleron's Saint-Joseph Digue Blanc (Lieu-Dit).
Discover the grape variety: Roussanne
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saint-Joseph Digue Blanc (Lieu-Dit) from Winery Yves Cuilleron are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
Informations about the Winery Yves Cuilleron
The Winery Yves Cuilleron is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 58 wines for sale in the of Saint-Joseph to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Joseph
The wine region of Saint-Joseph is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Yves Gangloff or the Domaine E. Guigal produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Joseph are Marsanne, Roussanne and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
The word of the wine: Austere
A full-bodied, closed wine whose qualities are noticeable, but which does not express its full potential.
