SAINT NICOLAS DE BOURGUEIL Les Malgagnes Domaine Yannick Amirault 2021 vs VIRÉ-CLESSÉ Les Raspillères Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau 2022
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| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £36.95 | £36.95 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Style | Other | Other |
| Grape | Cab Franc | Chardonnay |
| ABV | 13% | 13% |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
SAINT NICOLAS DE BOURGUEIL Les Malgagnes Domaine Yannick Amirault 2021
This is aged 80% in oak barrels and 20% in amphorae. This feels bright and more expressive on the nose, with raspberry notes and lightly grilled edges to the dark fruits. The palate is fresh and correct, with a softer wrapping of raspberry and blackcurrant fruits around a more grained and grippy core of tannins, which take the rather softly structured palate to the finish. This feels much more shaped by the barrels, and I prefer the Amphore version today, but will my opinion be reversed in five or ten years time I wonder.
VIRÉ-CLESSÉ Les Raspillères Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau 2022
The 2022 Viré-Clessé Les Raspillères comes from more limestone soils for the appellation, aged in demi-muids (500-litres) for 12 months with a couple of months in vat. This has wonderful purity on the nose, yellow fruit, a touch of peach skin, but more white fruit emerge with time in the glass. The palate is very well balanced with sour lemon and orange rind on the entry, good extract and weight with another sapid finish that urges you back for more. Superb.
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