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Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Gravilices Xavier Amirault (Domaine) (no reserve) 2017

  • Red fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Red
  • Biodynamics
  • 12% 
  • 1.5L
  • Intensity
  • Classic

This solid wine with candied fruit accents will need to spend several hours in the carafe to reveal its full character. An attractive Cabernet Franc ideal as an accompaniment to ambitious dishes. More info

  • Quantity: 2 Bottles
  • Level: 2 into-neck
  • Label: 2 good appearance
  • Origin: Trade
  • Recoverable VAT: Yes
  • Country/Region: Loire
  • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil
  • Producer/Owner: Agnès et Xavier Amirault
  • More information....

Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Gravilices Xavier Amirault (Domaine) serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Tajine de mouton aux citrons confits, Poulet à la crème, Lapin à la moutarde.

  • Vintage score: 16/20
  • Lot presentation
    Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Gravilices Xavier Amirault (Domaine)

    The wine

    With Les Gravilices, Xavier Amirault has produced a solid, sappy, generous Cabernet Franc wine from deep gravel soil. After one to three hours in the carafe, the wine will open into notes of candied cherries and prunes, making it a natural accompaniment to an ambitious, strongly-flavoured meal.

    Information about domain Xavier Amirault

    Domaine Amirault's history goes back nearly 180 years. The same family has been cultivating these vines on the Clos des Quarterons in Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil for six generations. Today it is Xavier Amirault's turn to manage the estate. He took over from his brother Thierry, who is 15 years his senior. The vineyard spans 32 hectares and is biodynamically cultivated (Demeter certification since 2010). The wines are raised in the Vau Renou cellars, a large tuffeau stone quarry that is several hundred metres long. In the cellar, vinifications are long and meticulous. The wines are raised for a minimum of 12 months in demi-muids or foudres. The wines are neither filtered nor clarified and are defined by their fruit and very fine grain tannins.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 2 Bottles
    • Level: 2 into-neck
    • Label: 2 good appearance
    • Origin: Trade
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: Yes
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 12 %
    • Country/Region: Loire
    • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil
    • Producer/Owner: Agnès et Xavier Amirault
    • Vintage: 2017
    • Color: Red
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Biodynamics 
    • Size (in ha): 37
    • Intensity: Classic
    • Dominant aroma: Red fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100% Cabernet franc

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    Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Gravilices Xavier Amirault (Domaine) (no reserve) 2017

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