Domaine Yannick Amirault - Bourgueil Les Quartiers 2020

Name: Domaine Yannick Amirault - Bourgueil Les Quartiers 2020
Brand: Domaine Yannick Amirault
Rating: 3.7 (7 reviews)

Bourgueil|Red wine|Organic

Loire

Red

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Drink or Keep

3.7/5 (7 customers)

93+/100

Robert Parker

16/20

Bettane & Desseauve

(2018 Vintage ratings)

cabernet franc

silky

to be penned

delicate

Made from vines over 40 years old, Les Quartiers is a wine that expresses all the power of its grape variety, Cabernet Franc, planted in clay-limestone soil. Still in its youth, it has a very bright future... for those who know how to cellar it for a few years. An unmissable reference!

Features

Estate

Domaine Yannick Amirault

Cuvée

Les Quartiers

Vintage

2020

Designation

Bourgueil

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

Cabernet Franc, âge moyen des vignes : 45 ans

Terroirs

Chalky soil, plot facing east of the village

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Destemming without crushing, alcoholic fermentation in truncated wooden vats, 4-week maceration.

Breeding

20 months in barrel

Alcohol content

13,5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Nose

Complex black fruit with a hint of roasting, aromas of brambles, blackcurrant and tobacco.

Mouth

Racy and delicate, vibrant acidity, full of finesse

Serve

AT 15-16°C

Drink before

2030

Food and wine pairing

Goes well with wild boar stew, baked camembert, braised capon...

Domain Yannick Amirault

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 16/20 (Vintage 2018) (Very good wine)

Domain rated (2025 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

Yannick and Benoît Amirault are perfectionist winegrowers who have naturally converted to organic methods. 19 hectares of Cabernet Franc, two-thirds in Bourgueil, the rest in Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, each with a good heritage of old vines.

Guide Hachette des vins

Domain rated (guide 2025) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Active in Saint-Nicolas and Bourgueil, Yannick Amirault is one of the established names in these two appellations. His son Benoît now cultivates the estate's 19 hectares of organic vines.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (guide 2021) 93+/100 (Vintage 2018) (Wonderful wine)

Domain rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the domain :

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

Domaine rated (2025 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the domain :

Benoît joined the family domaine in Bourgueil in 2003 to continue the family adventure initiated by his father Yannick in 1997. The vineyards are divided between Bourgueil (two-thirds) and the neighboring Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil appellation. You can sense the winemakers' perfectionism and their desire to restore the expression of terroirs through very silky, civilized Cabernet Francs that still retain their bright fruit. The estate has been certified organic since 2009, and each year the wines gain in purity thanks to increasingly accurate vinification (truncated wooden vats, stoneware barrels and jars). The 2022 and 2023 delight us with their frank, clean expression and finesse.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.7/5

on 7 reviews