Yannick Amirault Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Malgagnes 2020 coteaux-du-layon the wine highlights pristine fruit

the wine highlights pristine fruit

dry-grown and extremely low-yielding—Khaledi describes the fruit as “simply majestic”

hawthorn and acacia

Bouquet: Ripe black cherry with forest floor overtones

The southeast portion of this vineyard produces Grand Cru white

Yannick Amirault Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Malgagnes 2020 coteaux-du-layon the wine highlights pristine fruitThe original Yannick Amirault parcel is Les Malgagnes, in St Nicolas de Bourgueil, located on the limestone cte, but not quite so far up the slope as the other three limestone lieux dits which are further along, in Bourgueil. In Les Malgagnes the Amiraults have 2 hectares of vines, split between two parcels, aged on average 50 years. The superficial soils are rich in pale clay, with limestone beneath. Only the fruit from the upper section (above the