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

Loire

Red

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3.7/5 (12 customers)

17/20

Gault & Millau

"Vau Jaumier has a strong structure resulting from low, perfectly controlled yields! In a southern style (roasted black and blue fruits), with a hint of racy, smoky flavors (graphite), it's still tight, but full of energy" (Les Meilleurs Vins de France - Gault Millau). A red that harmoniously blends very ripe, almost candied red fruit, grape and oak tannins.... Perfect!

Features

Estate

Domaine de la Cotelleraie

Cuvée

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

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats for ten days, followed by 20 days of maceration

Breeding

6 months in oak barrels

Alcohol content

12,5 %

Tasting & pairing

Eye

dark, brilliant, intense ruby colour

Nose

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

Mouth

lovely combination of very ripe, almost candied red fruit, grape and oak tannins

Serve

decant at 16-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2015

Drink before

2021 and more

Food and wine pairing

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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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Estate rated (2018 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

Gérald Vallée insists on respect for the grapes, and strives to convey in his wines all the elegance and delicacy that the appellation's highly varied terroir allows.

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Rated 17/20 (Outstanding)

Domaine rated 1*Star (Serious production)

About the wine:

Vau Jaumier boasts a strong structure resulting from perfectly controlled low yields! In a southern style (roasted black and blue fruits), nestled in racy, smoky flavors (graphite), it's still tightly wound but full of energy!

About the domain :

Gérald Vallée farms 27 hectares of Cabernet Franc, all of which have been converted to organic farming, with all the care one can imagine: tilling the soil, thinning out the leaves... All the grapes are grown in 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 des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine noté (guide 2018) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and that, as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).

About the domain :

Gérald Vallée set himself the challenge of switching to manual harvesting in 2004, when 90% of the Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil appellation was still machine-picked. Good for him, because his wines, which used to appear episodically in our tastings of each new vintage, have since earned their stripes as great Cabernet Francs. We love the precise fruitiness of the entry-level wines, the chalky tension expressed in Le Vau Jaumier, a hillside cleared twenty years ago, and the mellow spirit of L'Envolée, a deep, opulent Bourgueil.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.7/5

out of 12 reviews