Domaine Yannick Amirault - Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Malgagnes 2023
Loire
Red
Sold individually
Drink or Keep
92/100
Vinous
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94/100
Bettane & Desseauve
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92/100
RVF
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92/100
James Suckling
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92/100
Vinous
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90/100
Robert Parker
"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
2023
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
13%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep, dark color
Nose
Complex, with aromas of red fruit, balsamic accents and delicate spicy touches
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
2039
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with coq au vin, red meats, game, chicken with cream and mushrooms, vegetable pie...
Domaine Yannick Amirault
Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Vin noté (guide 2025) 94/100 (Millésime 2022)
Rated domain (guide 2025) 3*Stars (High-quality production that sets the standard 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
Rated domain (guide 2025) Award-winning wines (Wines from this producer regularly win awards in 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
Vin noté (guide 2024) 90/100 (Millésime 2022) (Vin formidable)
Noted domain 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
Vin noté (guide 2025) 92/100 (Millésime 2022)
Rated domain (guide 2025) 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 connoisseurs.)
About the domain :
Benoît joined the Bourgueil family domaine 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.
Vinous A. Galloni
Vin noté (guide 2024) 92/100 (Millésime 2022)
James Suckling
Vin noté (guide 2024) 92/100 (Millésime 2022)
Customer reviews


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