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Domaine Yannick Amirault - La Mine 2013

Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil|Red wine

3.6/5 (10 customers)

15/20

Bettane & Desseauve

17/20

Gault & Millau

2*Étoiles

Hachette

(2012 Vintage Notes)

La Mine se dévoile dans une robe sombre et profonde, et fait preuve d'une grande pureté, sur le minéral, avec des accents de carbure. Légèrement réglissée et saline en bouche, le toucher est fin et suave, avec une belle longueur. Un Saint-Nicolas tout en élégance !

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Estate

Domaine Yannick Amirault

Vintage

La Mine

Vintage

2013

Designation

Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil

Region

Loire

Grape Varieties

100% Cabernet Franc

Regions

vineyards above the village of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, including the lower part of the “Les Malgagnes” vineyard and the locality known as “La Mineraie”

Viticulture

certified organic farming

Grape Harvest

100% hand-harvested with grape sorting

Wine Production

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

Livestock Farming

en tonneaux pendant 12 mois

Eye

a beautiful, deep, dark color

Nose

d'une grande pureté sur le minéral avec des accents de carbure

Palate

légèrement réglissée et saline, le toucher est fin et suave avec une belle longueur

Serve

decant at 16°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink starting at

2014

Drink before

2021

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy it with white meats and poultry: guinea fowl, roast free-range chicken... and grilled meats!

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Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (guide 2015) 15/20 (vintage 2012) (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.

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (2015 guide) 2** stars (2012 vintage) (Remarkable wine)

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

Wine rated 17/20 (2012 vintage) (Remarkable)

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

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

3.6/5

based on 10 reviews