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Domaine Yannick Amirault - Le Grand Clos 2011

Bourgueil|Red wine|Organic

4.8/5 (8 customers)

16/20

RVF

17/20

Bettane & Desseauve

16,5/20

Gault & Millau

(2010 Vintage Notes)

Nouveau millésime, le 2010 était noté : Bettane & Desseauve 17/20, Gault Millau 16,5/20, RVF 16/20
Dans sa robe rubis sombre, Le Grand Clos est un Bourgueil très intense, qui déploie au nez des senteurs de fruits rouges et noirs légèrement vanillés, des notes de graphite, de genièvre et de laurier. Une cuvée élégante et raffinée qui fera le bonheur des amateurs, à n'en pas douter !

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Estate

Domaine Yannick Amirault

Vintage

Le Grand Clos

Vintage

2011

Designation

Bourgueil

Region

Loire

Grape Varieties

100% Cabernet Franc

Regions

Flint-rich clay on a south-facing hillside

Viticulture

Ecocert Certified Organic

Grape Harvest

100% hand-harvested with grape sorting

Wine Production

Fermentation naturelle en cuve bois

Livestock Farming

24 months in 400-liter barrels

Alcohol content

13,5%

Organic

Yes

Eye

dark ruby color

Nose

intense, fruits rouges et noirs légèrement vanillés, des notes de graphite, de genièvre et de laurier

Palate

sur les fruits noirs, tanins raffinés, très subtil dans ses parfums

Serve

decant at 16°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink starting at

2014

Drink before

2021

Food and Wine Pairings

A déguster sur un filet de biche, un pigeon, des rognons de veau, un carré d'agneau rôti aux épices douces...<br/>

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Bettane & Desseauve

Vin noté (guide 2013) 17/20 (millésime 2010) (Vin de référence)

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.

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Vin noté (guide 2012) 16,5/20 (millésime 2010) (Très bon)

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 (guide 2014) 16/20 (vintage 2010) (Very 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.

Customer Rating

4.8/5

based on 8 reviews