
2018 BOURGUEIL Cote 50 Domaine Yannick Amirault
Loire France
13%
Red
Cabernet Franc.
Organic, Low-sulphite
From sand and gravel soils this pure Cabernet Franc is the main production of the domaine. The cuvée used to be called 'La Coudraye', but the name change reflects the fact that La coudraye is only one of five parc...(read more)
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2018 SAINT NICOLAS DE BOURGUEIL La Source Domaine Yannick Amirault
Loire France
13%
Red
Cabernet Franc.
Organic, Low-sulphite
We actually visited the Amiraults on a busy day during the 2018 harvest. Basket after basket of perfect grapes came in and tasting this you can sense that bountiful, beautiful harvest. Benoit Amirault who oversees the wi...(read more)
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2019 BOURGUEIL Rosé d'Equinoxe Domaine Yannick Amirault
Loire France
Rosé
Cabernet Franc.
Organic, Low-sulphite
Our blanc de noirs from 100% direct press. This "rose" takes a lot of our attention as we would like it to be unique. It is dry (0 residual sugar) and has the luxury of being raised in barrel. A "rose"...(read more)
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2018 BOURGUEIL Le Grand Clos Domaine Yannick Amirault
Loire France
14%
Red
Cabernet Franc.
Organic, Low-sulphite
From one of Bourgueil's most sought after 'terroirs'; Le Grand Clos is a small walled parcel of 50 year old vines grown on the sandy limestone slopes facing the town. The wine spends a year in (50% new) oak, and is alway...(read more)
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2018 SAINT NICOLAS DE BOURGUEIL Les Malgagnes Domaine Yannick Amirault
Loire France
13.5%
Red
Cabernet Franc.
Bio-dynamic, Organic, Low-sulphite
We were lucky to be visiting the Amiraults the day they were harvesting this impressive Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil. Amongst the vines Benoit was overseeing a brilliant operation get this organic fruit in at exactly the r...(read more)
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2017 BOURGUEIL La Petite Cave Domaine Yannick Amirault
Loire France
14%
Red
Cabernet Franc.
Organic, Low-sulphite
From a 1.5 Hectare vineyard planted 50 years ago and within view of the estates original cellar. Soils are sand and clay over a limestone base, hand harvested and double sorted prior to fermentation in tapered wooden vat...(read more)
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2018 SAINT NICOLAS DE BOURGUEIL Les Malgagnes Amphore Domaine Yannick Amirault
Loire France
Red
Cabernet Franc.
Bio-dynamic, Organic, Low-sulphite
This Cuvée is fermented and aged in Amphora and it gives the wine a distinctive feel. Pure and lithe, the aromatics are pushed forward, blueberry, cherry and smoked tea, concise and taut. In the mouth that pure fe...(read more)
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