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Domaine de la Cotelleraie - Le Vau Jaumier 2011

Name: Domaine de la Cotelleraie - Le Vau Jaumier 2011
Brand: Domaine de la Cotelleraie
Rating: 3.7 (12 reviews)

Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil|Red wine

3.7/5 (12 customers)

17/20

Gault & Millau

"Le Vau Jaumier offers a powerful structure resulting from low yields that are perfectly controlled! In a southern style (roasted black and blue fruits) enveloped in racy, smoky flavors (graphite), it is still tight but endowed with great energy!" (Les Meilleurs Vins de France - Gault Millau). A red wine that harmoniously blends very ripe, almost candied red fruits with the tannins of the grape and oak barrel... Perfect!

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Estate

Domaine de la Cotelleraie

Vintage

Le Vau Jaumier

Vintage

2011

Designation

Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

100% Cabernet Franc

Terroirs

clay-limestone, south-facing

Viticulture

organic farming, vineyard conversion in progress

Grape harvest

manual

Wine making

Alcoholic fermentation carried out in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats for around ten days, followed by maceration for 20 days.

Livestock farming

6 months in oak barrels

Alcohol content

12.5%

Eye

dark, brilliant, and intense ruby color

Nose

full-bodied, complex, and powerful aromas, with animal and woody notes (vanilla and spice)

Mouth

A lovely combination of very ripe, almost candied red fruits, grape tannins, and oak barrel notes.

Serve

decant at 16-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2015

Drink before

2021 and beyond

Food and wine pairings

This lovely wine can be paired with all types of strong meats (lamb, beef in sauce, or game), spicy dishes, and a wide variety of cheese platters.

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Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2025 guide) 2 stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more consistent and uniform than the previous one)

About the estate:

By converting his Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil vineyard to organic farming, Gérald Vallée has undertaken a thorough process of respecting the grapes. His wines reflect all the elegance and delicacy that the appellation's varied terroir allows. The range is astonishing from the very first wines, which are elegant, distinguished, deep, and flavorful. There is something for everyone in this range of very reasonably priced wines.

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Wine rated 17/20 (Outstanding)

1*Star rating (Serious production)

About wine:

Vau Jaumier offers a robust structure resulting from low yields that are perfectly controlled! With a southern style (roasted black and blue fruits) enveloped in racy, smoky flavors (graphite), it is still tight but endowed with great energy!

About the estate:

Gérald Vallée cultivates 27 hectares of Cabernet Franc, entirely converted to organic farming, with all the care that this entails: soil preparation, leaf removal, etc. The entire production is sold under the Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil appellation. In the cellar, no yeast or enzymes are added to the vats.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated estate (2026 guide) 2 stars (These very large estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the estate:

The meticulous Gérald Vallée leaves nothing to chance in his winemaking process, which involves wooden vats and barrel aging. He produces full-bodied, seductive Cabernet Franc wines with smooth tannins that make them accessible when young, but also give them good aging potential. The latest vintages have gained considerably in fruit brightness, bringing them closer to the freshness of their terroir. The "fruit-forward" La Croisée cuvée is made with spontaneity, while Les Perruches is tactfully styled in wooden vats to highlight the identity of these flinty clay soils. On the Coteau du Vau Jaumier, Cabernet Franc reveals an inimitable smoothness and "sandy texture." And Postumus? A marvel of Cabernet Franc vinified in whole bunches with citrus and rose tones, an extraordinary wine for the region and indeed for the rest of the world. The added sparkle and freer expressions, while remaining very precise, invite us to award a second star.

Customer rating

3.7/5

based on 12 reviews