Domaine Yannick Amirault - St Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Malgagnes 2020

Name: Domaine Yannick Amirault - St Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Malgagnes 2020
Brand: Domaine Yannick Amirault
Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)

Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil|Red wine|Organic

Loire

Red

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Drink or Keep

4.5/5 (8 customers)

93/100

Robert Parker

93/100

RVF

(2019 Vintage ratings)

cabernet franc

racy

delicate

ripe fruit

"A big red

From a legendary exposure in St Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, this cuvée, aged in wood and 1/3 in jars, is powerful, expressing ripe black fruit with balsamic accents. Its beautiful structure on the palate is embellished by a touch of graphite, the imprint of limestone. Always lush in its youth, it will wait to become rounder with age.

Features

Estate

Domaine Yannick Amirault

Cuvée

Les Malgagnes

Vintage

2020

Designation

Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

100% Cabernet Franc, âge moyen des vignes : 50 ans

Terroirs

Very clayey ochre soil on the surface of the Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil hillside

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

De-stemming and double sorting of grapes, alcoholic fermentation in truncated wooden vats (5-week macerations).

Breeding

For 11 to 13 months: 2/3 in wood, 1/3 in stoneware jars (750-1500 bottles are bottled separately with aging in stoneware only: amphora).

Alcohol content

14,02%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Deep, dark color

Nose

Red fruit aromas with a subtle roasted touch, balsamic accents

Mouth

Elegant with a coated limestone grain, suave and gourmand

Serve

Decant at 16°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink before

2028

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with coq au vin, red meats, game...

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Expert opinion

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

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 2019) (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

Rated (guide 2022) 93/100 (Vintage 2019)

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

4.5/5

on 8 reviews

Note and review by M. BERNARD D. Published on 18/05/2023

Worth waiting at least 2 or 3 years. Serve at 16°. Very pleasant if you like light tannin and a long finish. A very good tasting wine too.