Domaine de la Cotelleraie - Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil - La Croisée 2023

La Croisée du domaine de la Cotelleraie is a full-bodied, gourmand, fleshy organic wine, with present but pleasant tannins. At last, a Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil with substance, body and fruit. This bottle has good cellaring potential, and we recommend drinking it after 3 or 4 years. Domaine de la Cotelleraie covers almost two hectares of gravelly terraces and clay-limestone slopes. Planted with both Cabernets, the vineyard is worked with great care to obtain the finest grapes possible. Vinification is carried out to express the personality of the Saint-Nicolas terroirs. An estate that continues to progress.Guide des meilleurs vins de France 219 : "Gérald Vallée leaves nothing to chance in his vinifications in wooden vats and barrel ageing, giving birth to full-bodied, seductive Cabernet Francs, set with smooth tannins that make them accessible from youth, but with good ageing potential. In a civilized register, recent vintages have considerably gained in fruit brightness, bringing them closer to the fresh taste of their terroir."