2018 Yannick Amirault Bourgueil Rosé d'Equinoxe

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 89.1 points

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  7/16/2021 - forceberry wrote: 88 Points

  100% Cabernet Franc from multiple vineyards. Direct press, fermented spontaneously in oak until fully dry. Aged 6-12 months in used oak barrels. 13% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Pale, clear and rather neutral peachy-pink color with a straw-yellow rim. Ripe, sweet-toned nose with aromas of peach, some bruised apple, light nutty notes, a little bit of sweet mirabelle plum, a hint of wax and a touch of marzipan. The wine is broad, balanced and juicy on the palate with a full body and slightly sweet-toned flavors of apricots, some leesy creaminess, a little bit of marzipan, light hints of nutty oak, a hint of strawberry cream and a touch of ripe raspberry. Moderately high in acidity. The finish is dry, slightly evolved and somewhat chewy with ripe and juicy flavors of golden apple, some nutty tones, a little bit of marzipan, light honeyed nuances, a peachy hint of stone fruits and a developed touch of bruised apple.
  
  A rich and juicy rosé that was at first very difficult to even identify as a rosé wine. Shows a bit of evolution, but the wine is still far from being tertiary. Good depth and complexity, but is definitely on the ripe side of things, so the warm vintage seems to show here - this felt even fuller and sweeter-toned than the 2015 vintage I tasted a few years ago. All in all, a pleasant and quite distinctive wine, but isn't particularly "rosé" in style, nor does it show much (or any) Cabernet Franc character. Good.

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  6/3/2021 - YoRi wrote: 88 Points

  Oups, ce vin qui était un grand coup de coeur l'an passé, a perdu de l'éclat et montre même des petits signes d'oxydation.
  Nez discret, pomme caramel.
  En bouche, le vin est plat, l'acidité faible et ce que nous percevions il y a un an comme une forme de tanin s'est estompé. Pomme au sucre d'orge. Étonnament malgré ce manque de relief, l'alcool ne prend pas le dessus. Bon définitivement à boire jeune. Nous confirmerons notre appréciation sur le prochain millésime.

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  3/18/2021 - YoRi Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Voir note précédente.
  Le vin a un peu perdu de sa nervosité, ce qui fait ressortir les notes miélés.
  Demeure une référence et un coup de coeur.

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  11/4/2020 - YoRi Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Un vin distinctif sur tous les aspects.
  Couleur pelure d'oignons, rosé-jaune-gris.
  Nez expressif mais si différent, foin mûre, herbes et fleurs médicinales, camomille.
  Bouche tout aussi détonnante, et difficille à décrire...acidité tanique ! j'y vois une similitude avec un bon cidre fermier, pomme oxydée, le tout sur une texture fine et souple.
  Pour moi une référence dans l'évaluation des nouveaux "vins oranges" duquel il tient une parenté certaine, puisqu'il est tiré d'une fermentation pelliculaire d'un cépage à peau noire.
  Tellement différent,...mais délicieux, un coup de coeur !

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  7/25/2020 - philmtl Likes this wine:

  Dernière de 2. Voir note du 11 juillet (toujours constant). Une bien belle bouteille.

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