2010 Yannick Amirault Bourgueil Le Grand Clos

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  3/24/2024 - fitzi wrote:

  I didn't get a taste of this until it had been open about 3.5 hours, but it was terrific at that point. No notes, but a really good impression of balance, fullness, and some cherry fruit.

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  1/1/2024 - fitzi wrote:

  Opened a second bottle to reassess and liked this one better than the one opened in November. Why? Not sure. Drank it relatively cool without too much thought and it was quite nice. Better with food, as expected.

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  11/19/2023 - fitzi wrote:

  The first glass of this bottle tonight was as close to perfect as I think this wine can be: fully integrated, seamless, delicious cedar and tobacco, palate-cleansing acidity. No doubt even better with food. Hard to imagine it getting better from here, who knows. Good time to open one, in any event, if you have a few.

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  6/10/2023 - fitzi wrote:

  Excellent.

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  1/7/2023 - fitzi wrote:

  An easy bottle to open and enjoy: tart acidity balanced by robust tannins and damson-redcurrant fruit on the midpalate. Nary a hint of capsicum, no 'green' over- or undertones. The acidity is assertive, so the wine is better for you if this is a feature you like (as I do). The plump fruit-dominated midpalate weakens over the course of the second night, causing me to speculate that it might be well to start drinking these up. I'm surprised, because I've come to think of Cab Franc from good Loire vignerons as wines with real legs that can take 15 years easily in their stride.

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