"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).
Features
Estate
Domaine Yannick Amirault
Cuvée
Le Grand Clos
Vintage
2022
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 in basket
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
14%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Dark ruby colour
Nose
Intense, pure aromas of black fruit, rosewood and mentholated notes.
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 from
2026
Drink before
2031
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with fillet of venison, pigeon, veal kidneys, roast rack of lamb with sweet spices...
Domain Yannick Amirault
Bourgueil
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2025 guide) 91/100
Domain rated (2025 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)
About the wine:
The flinty clay soils on the Bourgueil limestone crust give Grand Clos an intense, mellow tannic structure, with salivating acidity and often floral accents.
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
Wine rated (guide 2025) 2*Coup de Coeur (Outstanding wine)
Domain rated (guide 2025) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
Le Grand Clos 2022 is sure to seduce even the most discerning palate. Draped in a superb carmine color, this wine offers a rich palette of jammy black fruits, toasted wood and chocolate. Marked by a hearty chewiness on the attack, the palate unfolds, voluminous and complex, with discreet woody notes of caramel and well-refined tannins. A fine cuvée that will express itself even better in a few years' time.
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
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
Wine rated (guide 2024) 92/100 (Revue Juillet-Août)
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:
A precise definition of a ripe, concentrated Bourgueil. Floral and raspberry notes. A fine, precise wine that needs two more years to relax.
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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