Yannick Amirault
La Source Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil Cabernet Franc
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, Touraine, Loire Valley, France
Medium purple; medium intensity aromas of red and black fruit, plum, blueberry, purple flower, crushed rocks; dry, medium acid, medium tannins, medium alcohol, medium body, medium intensity flavors of red and black fruit, mineral and florals; very good
Medium purple; medium intensity aromas of red and black fruit, plum, blueberry, purple flower, crushed rocks; dry, medium acid, medium tannins, medium alcohol, medium body, medium intensity flavors of red and black fruit, mineral and florals; very good
Apr 2nd, 2019
Opened yesterday, drank over 2 days.
The nose is very fruity and intense with dark cherry touches, earthy notes, some raspberry and blackberry scents too. I could even smell some peony notes too. This is really inviting. The palate is wide and long and quite complex. A good acid drive, some dark cherry notes all along, some very soft and easy going mouthfeel that is changing in mid palate with a great tannic wall, which adds a layer of dust over an otherwise quite juicy and fruity finish. In the back-end though, there is a tiny savoury note that pops along with a subtle bitterness. This is really my kind of cab franc. Really good stuff!
Opened yesterday, drank over 2 days.
The nose is very fruity and intense with dark cherry touches, earthy notes, some raspberry and blackberry scents too. I could even smell some peony notes too. This is really inviting. The palate is wide and long and quite complex. A good acid drive, some dark cherry notes all along, some very soft and easy going mouthfeel that is changing in mid palate with a great tannic wall, which adds a layer of dust over an otherwise quite juicy and fruity finish. In the back-end though, there is a tiny savoury note that pops along with a subtle bitterness. This is really my kind of cab franc. Really good stuff!
No notes. Super joyfull wine with a Cola and cherry, good acid drive, good cherry fruit, good tannic wall in the rear, gentle drying layer until a long fruity finish. Great stuff!
No notes. Super joyfull wine with a Cola and cherry, good acid drive, good cherry fruit, good tannic wall in the rear, gentle drying layer until a long fruity finish. Great stuff!
Nov 2nd, 2023
Not so pepperish for a cabernet franc, strawberry jam instead. Joyful release of bell pepper er al. in the aftertaste. Mastered in the details.
Not so pepperish for a cabernet franc, strawberry jam instead. Joyful release of bell pepper er al. in the aftertaste. Mastered in the details.
Apr 25th, 2021
I have no explanation why Bourgueil continues to fly under the radar. These are chalky, minerals, sometimes fruity and wonderfully elegant wines. Here we have high toned perfumed aromatics, iodine, black peppercorn, and dark fruits. For the $17 I spent, I’m all smiles.
I have no explanation why Bourgueil continues to fly under the radar. These are chalky, minerals, sometimes fruity and wonderfully elegant wines. Here we have high toned perfumed aromatics, iodine, black peppercorn, and dark fruits. For the $17 I spent, I’m all smiles.
Nov 8th, 2019Nose of grape juice and rhubarb more than bell pepper. A little earthy as well. Sticky and acid, milky in fact. Maybe wait another couple of years before I open the other bottles.
Nose of grape juice and rhubarb more than bell pepper. A little earthy as well. Sticky and acid, milky in fact. Maybe wait another couple of years before I open the other bottles.
Nov 4th, 2017Nose of barnyard, grenadine, strawberry. Nice palate made of an acid backbone that goes miles away, red fruits, herbs. Not ample but elegant. Quite long too. Lovely
Nose of barnyard, grenadine, strawberry. Nice palate made of an acid backbone that goes miles away, red fruits, herbs. Not ample but elegant. Quite long too. Lovely
Oct 7th, 2017Wine & food society lunch: Goat cheese with cabernet Franc, is there anything better? The acidity of the cab franc balanced the creaminess of the cheese. Would have loved it 1 or 2 years younger
Wine & food society lunch: Goat cheese with cabernet Franc, is there anything better? The acidity of the cab franc balanced the creaminess of the cheese. Would have loved it 1 or 2 years younger
Mar 9th, 2017The only really great red we had tonight. Spice, cherry, black currant. Lots of spice.
The only really great red we had tonight. Spice, cherry, black currant. Lots of spice.
Mar 6th, 2016