In the glass
Aroma: dark cherry, violet, smoked herbs, pepper, iron mineral
Palate: concentrated dark fruit, mineral grip, firm tannins, licorice, long finish
Cuilleron's flagship Cote-Rotie, expressing the dark, smoky mineral character of the Cote Brune parcels. Terre Sombre means dark earth, reflecting the iron-rich schist soils.
What it pairs with
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Slow-roasted lamb shoulder
The wine's concentration and mineral character match slow-cooked lamb. -
Duck confit with black olives
Black olive notes in the wine echo the preparation while dark fruit matches duck. -
Venison ragout with herbes de Provence
Game and herbs echo the wine's dark mineral and herbal character.
History
Terres Sombres is Cuilleron's Cote-Rotie from the Cote Brune sector, expressing the dark, iron-mineral character of the darker schist soils that distinguish the Brune from the lighter Blonde slope.
- 1995 — First vintage of Terres Sombres as Cuilleron's flagship Cote-Rotie
Facts
- Producer
- Yves Cuilleron
- Grapes
- Syrah (96%), Viognier (4%)
- Classification
- Cote-Rotie AOC
- Oak
- 18 months in new and used French oak barriques
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 45-70 at retail
- Drinking window
- 6-18 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
- Organic
- ECOCERT