Domaine de la Cotelleraie - La Croisée 2013
Loire
Red
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14,5/20
RVF
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14,5/20
RVF (G&M)
"It's a very convincing wine, because it's concentrated, with lively, ripe fruit, which wasn't obvious in 2013 in this sector. Gérard Vallée's talent is all the more evident..." (Le Guide des bonnes affaires du vin 2015 - Gerbelle & Maurange). A red with soft tannins and a long finish, where everything comes together to flatter the most delicate palates... Not to be missed!
Features
Estate
Domaine de la Cotelleraie
Cuvée
La Croisée
Vintage
2013
Designation
Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil
Region
Loire
Grape varieties
100% Cabernet Franc
Terroirs
gravelly terrace, clay-limestone slopes
Viticulture
organic farming, vineyard conversion in progress
Harvest
manual at optimum maturity
Winemaking
traditionally carried out in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats, malolactic fermentation takes place in tanks.
Breeding
in lightning during winter
Alcohol content
12,5 %
Tasting & pairing
Eye
lovely, deep, very dark colour
Nose
with red fruit aromas and delicate floral nuances
Mouth
Tender tannins and a long aftertaste, everything is in place to flatter the most delicate palates.
Serve
at 14-16°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink from
2015
Drink before
2023
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with pot-au-feu, beef stew, red meats and game, or younger with charcuterie...
Domaine de la Cotelleraie
Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil
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
Domaine rated 1*Star (Serious production)
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
Wine rated (2015 guide) 14.5/20 (Good wine)
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 wine:
Concentrated, full of ripe, lively fruit, La Croisée 2013 is convincing.
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.
RVF - Guide des Meilleurs Vins à moins de 20 euros € - Gerbelle & Maurange
Wine rated (2015 guide) 14.5/20 (Good wine)
About the wine:
It's a very convincing wine, concentrated and full of lively, ripe fruit, which wasn't obvious in 2013 in this sector. Gérard Vallée's talent is all the more evident...
Customer reviews
Customer rating
2.7/5
out of 3 reviews
Note and review by M. PASCAL L. Published on 22/10/2021
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Note and review by M. JEAN BAPTISTE B. Published on 16/06/2015
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Note and review by M. LAURENT C. Published on 13/05/2015
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