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Domaine Yannick Amirault - Les Quartiers 2012
Domaine Yannick Amirault - Les Quartiers 2012

Domaine Yannick Amirault - Les Quartiers 2012

Bourgueil|Red wine
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3.5/5 (2 customers)

16,5/20

Gault & Millau

16/20

Bettane & Desseauve

15/20

RVF

89+/100

Robert Parker

(2011 Vintage Notes)
Issue de vignes de plus de 40 ans, Les Quartiers est un vin qui exprime toute la puissance de son cépage, le cabernet franc, planté sur un sol argilo-calcaire. Encore dans sa toute jeunesse, il est promis à un très bel avenir… pour celui qui saura le faire patienter deux petites années en cave. Une référence incontournable !

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Estate

Domaine Yannick Amirault

Vintage

Les Quartiers

Vintage

2012

Designation

Bourgueil

Region

Loire

Grape Varieties

100% Cabernet Franc

Regions

« La terre à Blanc », un terroir de pureté à fort caractère qui repose sur la craie (calcaire actif élevé)

Viticulture

in the process of converting to organic farming

Grape Harvest

manual

Wine Production

fermentation alcoolique en cuve bois tronconique (macérations de 4 semaines)

Livestock Farming

30 mois en tonneaux

Alcohol content

12.5%

Eye

dark red color with purplish highlights

Nose

rôti, avec une pointe pétrolée et toujours l'omniprésence de la griotte

Palate

racée mais dotée d'une grande finesse. Le caractère crayeux ne se dissimule pas et l'acidité procure un parfait équilibre

Serve

decant at 16°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink starting at

2015

Drink before

2021

Food and Wine Pairings

Food and Wine Pairings

à déguster sur des volailles fermières dans sa jeunesse, des chèvres frais, des fromages à pâtes dures...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Vin noté (guide 2015) 16/20 (Millésime 2011) (Très bon vin)

Rated estate (2026 guide): 3*Stars (High-quality production that serves as a benchmark in its sector)

About the estate:

Yannick and Benoît Amirault are perfectionist winemakers who made a natural transition to organic farming. They cultivate 19 hectares of Cabernet Franc, two-thirds of which are in Bourgueil and the rest in Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, with a rich heritage of old vines in each area.
Hachette Wine Guide

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated estate (2026 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the estate:

With vineyards in Saint-Nicolas and Bourgueil, Yannick Amirault is one of the most reliable names in these two appellations. His son Benoît now cultivates the estate’s 19 hectares using organic methods.
Gault & Millau Wine Guide

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Vin noté (guide 2015) 16,5/20 (Millésime 2011) (Très bon)

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Vin noté (guide 2014) 89+/100 (Millésime 2011) (Très bon vin)

Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker—The Wine Advocate)

About the estate:

 
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2015 guide) 15/20 (2011 vintage) (Good wine)

Rated Estate (2026 Guide) 2*Stars (These exceptional estates, often boasting fabulous terroirs, are must-haves that, thanks to the consistency and excellence of their wines, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers)

About the estate:

Benoît arrived at the family estate in Bourgueil in 2003 to continue the family venture started by his father, Yannick, in 1997. Two-thirds of the vineyard is located in Bourgueil, with the remainder in the neighboring appellation of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil. You can sense the winemakers’ perfectionism and their commitment to expressing the terroirs through Cabernet Francs that are silky smooth and refined, yet retain vibrant fruit. The estate has been certified organic since 2009, and the wines gain in purity each year thanks to increasingly precise winemaking techniques (truncated-cone wooden vats, barrels, and stoneware jars). The 2022 and 2023 vintages delight us with their frank, clean expression and finesse.

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