Community Tasting Notes 19

• BeadyJay wrote: 92 points

  January 21, 2019 - We drank four wines from across the region over two nights: Clos de L’Echo 2005, Yannick Amirault’s Les Quartiers 2005 and Les Malgagnes 2008 and Clos Rougeard’s Le Clos 2006. They were decanted 3 hours ahead. On the first night, we ranked them in that order, with Clos Rougeard’s ethereal and gentle elegance trumping the greater weight of the other wines. There was debate as to whether it was a case of just the Clos de L’Echo falling short or more a case of two wines winning out and the other two lagging slightly. On the second night, while still drinking well it seemed that the Clos Rougeard had faded slightly despite its having been kept away from air (2006 is certainly a light year for this cuvee), whereas both of Amirault’s wines had blossomed. I still found that the Clos de L’Echo, while perfectly sound, was outgunned in this exalted company. While Clos Rougeard has moved out of my price range, I’m glad to have a good few bottles in my cellar from these and later years of Yannick Amirault’s terrific and affordable wines. Both the 2005s were still showing a fair amount of tannin and were perhaps still not quite ready. While the other two wines were absolutely good for drinking now, I would probably drink the Clos Rougeard in the next year or two while I think the Malgagnes will remain on its plateau for many years.

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• andtheodor wrote: 90 points

  January 7, 2019 - Rustic and needs food to tame the wildness and structure.

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• andtheodor wrote: 93 points

  October 27, 2018 - I'm in disbelief of how good this was last night with a buffalo ranch chicken salad with avocado and bacon. It's still mulchy but possesses a funky, feral blackberry fruit, modest alcohol, and crunchy acidity. Awesome.

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• Ben H. Likes this wine:

  September 26, 2017 - Large-scaled initially but fresh and balanced after being decanted for an hour. Brambly fruit. Lovely, rounded texture.

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• andtheodor wrote:

  September 21, 2017 - It took about 24 hours of this being recorked in the fridge for the fruit sweetness to emerge from beneath the mulchy pouch tobacco and tomato leaf character (which I didn't really mind aside from the firm structure which made this relatively unfriendly). Paired the second night with homemade tomato soup and grilled cheese with gruyere. Good synergy with the tomato/cream/fresh oregano.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Yannick Amirault
• Varietal Cabernet Franc
• Designation Les Quartiers
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Touraine
• Appellation Bourgueil

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• In Cellars 24 (31%)
• Consumed 53 (69%)

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