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Domaine Yannick Amirault - Bourgueil Le Grand Clos 2021

Bourgueil|Red wine|Organic

4.2/5 (9 customers)

94/100 Coup de Cœur

RVF

Cabernet Franc

creamy

dense

black fruits

red meat

« Terroir historique de Bourgueil »

«Le Grand Clos va plus loin dans l'élégance tannique, la floralité et le grain crayeux. Il évoluera avec brio et sera inoubliable dans les 20 ans.» (Le Guide RVF 2024). Ce vin racé et intense est un festival en finale !

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Estate

Domaine Yannick Amirault

Vintage

Le Grand Clos

Vintage

2021

Designation

Bourgueil

Region

Loire

Grape Varieties

Cabernet Franc, vignes plantées dans les années 1970

Regions

Flint-clay soils, also known as “Perruches,” on the limestone crust

Viticulture

Certified Organic

Grape Harvest

Manuelles, avec double tri des raisins

Wine Production

Complete destemming without crushing, alcoholic fermentation in truncated-cone wooden vats, 4-week maceration

Livestock Farming

12 to 18 months (75% in 400-liter barrels, 25% in stoneware jars)

Alcohol content

12,5%

Organic

Yes

Eye

Deep ruby color

Nose

Pur, légèrement fumé avec une dominante de fruits noirs, de bois de rose et une touche mentholée

Palate

Dense tannins, slightly tight but with a silky texture, supported by just the right amount of acidity; great elegance

Serve

Decant at 16°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2030

Production

6.380 bouteilles, 150 magnums

Food and Wine Pairings

Serve with a fillet of venison, pigeon, veal kidneys, or a rack of lamb roasted with mild spices…

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Bettane & Desseauve

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.

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.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

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 (2024 guide) 94/100 Favorite

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 wine:

Le Grand Clos va plus loin dans l'élégance tannique, la floralité et le grain crayeux. Il évoluera avec brio et sera inoubliable dans les 20 ans.

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.

Customer Rating

4.2/5

based on 9 reviews

Review and comment by Mr. ANTOINE P. Posted on 12/19/2024

beaucoup de fraicheur et de fruit pour ce vin que j'ai beaucoup aimé, je lui trouve une agréable saveur de noyau de cerise et de fruit rouge. Peut-être un petit manque de profondeur dû à mon inexpérience dans ces vins de loire, mais tout de même un excellent vin... Ah, j'oubliais ce petit gout minéral qui est particulièrement bon