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Domaine Yannick Amirault - Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Malgagnes 2022

Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil|Red wine|Organic

4.3/5 (6 customers)

94/100

Bettane & Desseauve

92/100

RVF

distinguished

delicate

ripe fruit

game

"A truly great Loire wine of remarkable finesse. Let yourself be swept away by its incredible charm!"

With its vibrant and intense fruitiness, Les Malgagnes is powerful yet silky smooth. This cuvée offers aromas of ripe fruit with balsamic notes. The beautiful balance between tannins and acidity, richness and freshness, is sure to win you over!

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Estate

Domaine Yannick Amirault

Vintage

Les Malgagnes

Vintage

2022

Designation

Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil

Region

Loire

Grape Varieties

Cabernet Franc, âge moyen des vignes : 60 ans

Regions

Very clay-rich ochre soil on the surface of the hillside above the village of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

Viticulture

Certified Organic

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Wine Production

Full destemming without crushing and double sorting of the grapes, followed by alcoholic fermentation in truncated-cone wooden vats with a 5-week maceration period

Livestock Farming

For 13 months, 80% in 450-liter barrels and 20% in stoneware jars

Alcohol content

14%

Organic

Yes

Eye

Deep, rich color

Nose

Aromas of red berries with a subtle toasty note and balsamic accents

Palate

Elegant with a rounded, chalky texture; full-bodied, with fairly lively tannins that lead to a lovely finish

Serve

Decant at 16°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink before

2038

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy it with coq au vin, red meats, game, chicken with cream and mushrooms, or a vegetable pie…

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Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2025 guide) 94/100

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 (2025 guide) 92/100

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:

Very well-crafted, Les Malgagnes needs more time to fully develop its oak aging, as it develops extraordinary depth.

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

4.3/5

based on 6 reviews