Y. Amirault, Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil, Les Malgagnes

Y. Amirault · Loire › Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil › France

Red · Cabernet Franc
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LWIN 1493520
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
91 /100
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14
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Taster #7565 · Jun 17, 2025
Loire Valley Cabernet Franc (Wine Library, Oxford Street) : A little oaky sweet spice, chocolate, dark hued fruits are non delineated, a little herbaceous, pencil shaving note, mineral but with a fruit sweet core. Juicy, fleshy but with some concentration, those dark fruits and chocolate notes are joined by some coffee bean bitterness and a drying powdery rasp. Time.
2020 vintage
Taster #5106 · Dec 25, 2024
Has the freshness to manage heavy food, magret de canard, still very yong.
2020 vintage
Taster #5106 · Oct 11, 2024
I was flabbergasted, amazing, delicious , all I need in Cabernet Franc, so creamy, tamed tannins, WOTN we just had one , truely seducted.
2020 vintage
Taster #7873 · Jun 29, 2024
91/100
It looms a bit at first, thick blackcurrant and pleasantly musty cigar. And the first impression wasn't great, but it is really lovely as it opens up, especially on the palate -- graphite coming in, fresh-cut cedar, sawdust, juniper, fresh blackberry, raspberries off the vine, just dusty and old-fashioned aromas that I adore, over a mix of black and red fruit. Some clay, some marker… holy crap, these are the smells of my elementary school art room (and if we’re …
2020 vintage
Taster #4633 · Oct 26, 2023
88/100
오로지 카베네 프랑만 재배하는 생산자. 루아르의 다양한 스타일의 카베네 프랑을 사랑하는 사람으로서 이 와인 역시 흥미롭게 마심. 다만 내 취향엔 좀 meaty하다는 생각. 블라인드로 마셨으면 그리냐슈 블렌드로 착각 할 수 있었을 것 같다. 3-5년 뒤에는 더 매력적이었을 듯. 한 병 더 가지고 있는 "Le Grand Clos" 2020을 기대해본다.
2020 vintage
Taster #4395 · May 27, 2020
91/100
Delicious, fully mature and versatile dinner wine. Great w/ beef, lamb, or roast chicken. Loved it.
2009 vintage
Taster #0341 · May 10, 2018
92/100
Cooked raspberries, cherries. Canned asparagus, green bell pepper. Dust, cinnamon. Medium bodied, medium - tannins. Everything’s really well-integrated. This is definitely in its drinking window now.
2009 vintage
Taster #0728 · Apr 30, 2015
92/100
My last bottle of this soulful, earthy, and delicious wine. I have little to add to numerous previous notes. I had to kiss a lot of frogs to find this princely Loire Valley Cab Franc. I love this producer.
2009 vintage
Taster #2693 · Apr 7, 2015
Earthy and peppery, violet, plums. Ripe and warm on the palate. Disappointing follow through from a promising nose.
2009 vintage
Taster #1977 · Dec 7, 2014
90/100
Rarement déçu chez Amirault.
2009 vintage
Taster #0728 · Oct 21, 2014
90/100
Nothing to add to multiple previous notes. Excellent Loire Valley Cab Franc. Earthy, balanced, medium weight wine with lots of varietal character.
2009 vintage
Taster #0728 · Apr 22, 2014
90/100
See multiple previous notes on this wine. Little to add except that the herbal notes are bit more prominent in this bottle. Nice minerals. Food-friendly Cab Franc from the Loire.
2009 vintage
Taster #0728 · May 8, 2013
92/100
Opaque purple with garnet tint. Opulent nose of leather, tobacco, blackberry, sweet plum, and cedar. Ripe, medium palate of blackberry, blueberry, licorice, plum, minerals, and bell pepper. Excellent length. Refreshing acidity. Supple tannins. Superb balance and QPR.
2009 vintage
Taster #0728 · Jul 16, 2012
92/100
Dark purple with a ruby rim. Nose of earth, leather, smoke, spice, meat, and blackberry. Ripe palate of blackberry, blueberry, spice, minerals, and tobacco. Excellent length. Refreshing acidity. Sweet, youthful tannins. A young, delicious, balanced Loire Valley red. I wish I had more than 5 bottles of this wine left in the cellar. Excellent QPR.
2009 vintage
Taster #0728 · Mar 5, 2012
92/100
Dark translucent garnet. Nose of leather, meat, smoke, and dark fruit. Medium palate of delicious blackberry, blueberry, and minerals. Excellent length. Vibrant, focused acidity. Sweet tannins.
2009 vintage
Taster #8429 · Feb 14, 2012
88/100
Tannins are smooth and balanced with the typical cabernet franc fruit. Might improve with age, but I am OK to drink it now. Typical, good expression of Bourgueil overall.
2009 vintage
Taster #0728 · Nov 13, 2011
Served last night to guests. No notes. Excellent and food-friendly. This wine is authentic, hand made, pure, and terroir-driven.
2009 vintage
Taster #0728 · Oct 12, 2011
92/100
It is always nice when a French wine bought in the US tastes the same as it did in France. I spent nine days recently in Paris and the Loire Valley trying to better understand Loire Valley wines. We kissed a lot of frogs trying to find delicious Loire Valley reds from Chinon, Bourgeuil, etc. One of the first break-though wines was a Bourgueil by Yannick Amirault, ordered at the Chateau de Noizay. Emboldened by this success, I ordered this …
2009 vintage
Taster #0728 · Sep 24, 2011
92/100
Ordered off the wine list at Atelier Joel Robuchon Etoile in Paris. Dark, dark garnet. Nose of black cherry, fig, earth and tobacco. Ripe medium to full palate of fresh red and dark fruit. Lovely savory element. Excellent length. Refreshing acidity that keeps you reaching for your glass. Sweet tannins. Well-balanced, food-friendly wine.
2009 vintage