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Domaine Yannick Amirault - Bourgueil Le Grand Clos 2021

Loire

Red

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RVF

cabernet franc
smooth
dense
black fruits
red meat

"Bourgueil's historic terroir

"Le Grand Clos goes further in tannic elegance, florality and chalky grain. It will evolve brilliantly and be unforgettable within 20 years." (Le Guide RVF 2024). This racy, intense wine is a festival on the finish!

Features

Estate

Domaine Yannick Amirault

Cuvée

Le Grand Clos

Vintage

2021

Designation

Bourgueil

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

Cabernet Franc, vignes plantées dans les années 1970

Terroirs

Flinty clay soils, also known as "Perruches", on limestone crust

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual, with double grape sorting

Winemaking

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

Breeding

12 to 18 months (75% in 400L barrels, 25% in stoneware jars)

Alcohol content

12,5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Dark ruby colour

Nose

Pure, slightly smoky with a dominant of black fruit, rosewood and a touch of menthol.

Mouth

Dense tannins, slightly tight but silky to the touch, held together by just the right acidity, great elegance.

Serve

Decant at 16°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2030

Production

6,380 bottles, 150 magnums

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with fillet of venison, pigeon, veal kidneys, roast rack of lamb with sweet spices...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

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

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

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

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

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

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

Rated (guide 2024) 94/100 Coup de Coeur

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 wine:

Le Grand Clos goes further in tannic elegance, florality and chalkiness. It will evolve brilliantly and be unforgettable within 20 years.

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.

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