typically known as terra rossa
The wine was partially fermented in seasoned oak barrel and partially in stainless steel tanks with 30% undergoing extended lees contact to increase the complexity in the finished wine
We select wines that will benefit from some extended maturation
So much fruit in the mouth
The Home Block at 40+ years of vine age and the Lot 11 Vineyard now fully mature and producing wines of outstanding quality and impressive power are blessed with a mix of sought after alluvial grey sandy and Black Biscay clay soils sitting over ancient Ngaltinga formation
Yannick Amirault Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Malgagnes 2020 Size::1 Bottle typically known as terra rossaThe 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