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Domaine Yannick Amirault - Les Quartiers 2012

Domaine Yannick Amirault - Les Quartiers 2012

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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)

Made from vines over 40 years old, Les Quartiers is a wine that fully expresses the power of its grape variety, Cabernet Franc, grown on clay-limestone soil. Still very young, it promises a very bright future… for those who are willing to let it age for just two short years in the cellar. A must-try!

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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,” a terroir of purity with a strong character, built on chalk (high in active limestone)

Viticulture

in the process of converting to organic farming

Grape Harvest

manual

Wine Production

alcoholic fermentation in truncated-cone wooden vats (4-week maceration)

Livestock Farming

30 months in barrels

Alcohol Content

12.5%

Eye

dark red color with purplish highlights

Nose

roasted, with a hint of petroleum and the ever-present note of morello cherry

Palate

Distinctive yet exceptionally refined. The chalky character is unmistakable, and the acidity provides perfect balance.

Serve

decant at 16°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink starting at

2015

Drink before

2021

Food and Wine Pairings

Food and Wine Pairings

Best enjoyed with free-range poultry when young, fresh goat cheese, hard cheeses...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2015 guide) 16/20 (2011 vintage) (Very good wine)

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 producers 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

Wine rated (2015 guide) 16.5/20 (2011 vintage) (Very Good)

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Wine rated (2014 guide) 89+/100 (2011 vintage) (Very good wine)

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 Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil appellation. 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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3.5/5

based on 2 reviews

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