Domaine Yannick Amirault - Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Malgagnes 2022
Loire
Red
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94/100
Bettane & Desseauve
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92/100
RVF
"A great Loire wine of great finesse. Succumb to its mad charm!"
With its crisp, intense fruitiness, Les Malgagnes is powerful and silky. Ripe fruit aromas with balsamic accents emerge from this cuvée. The harmony between tannin and acidity, richness and freshness, is sure to win you over!
Features
Estate
Domaine Yannick Amirault
Cuvée
Les Malgagnes
Vintage
2022
Designation
Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil
Region
Loire
Grape varieties
Cabernet Franc, âge moyen des vignes : 60 ans
Terroirs
Very clayey ochre soil on the hillside above the village of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Viticulture
Certified organic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Complete de-stemming without crushing and double sorting of the grapes, alcoholic fermentation in truncated wooden vats, with 5 weeks maceration.
Breeding
For 13 months, 80% in 450 L barrels and 20% in stoneware jars
Alcohol content
14%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep, dark color
Nose
Red fruit aromas with a subtle roasted touch, balsamic accents
Mouth
Elegant with an enveloping limestone grain, fleshy, fairly nervous tannins offering a beautiful finish.
Serve
Decant at 16°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink before
2038
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with coq au vin, red meats, game, creamy chicken with mushrooms, vegetable pie...
Domaine Yannick Amirault
Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (guide 2025) 94/100
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as 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
Domaine noté (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
Domaine noté 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 2025) 92/100
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
Very carefully crafted, Les Malgagnes needs more time to digest its ageing in wood, but develops extraordinary concentration.
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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