"The 2019 Bourgueil “Côte 50” bottling from Domaine Amirault is made from a blend of different parcels, with the soil composition ranging from sandy to gravel. The wine is aged in older oak and now a bit of sandstone amphorae. The 2019 version is excellent, coming in at a fairly ripe fourteen percent octane, but displaying impressive purity in its aromatic constellation of sweet dark berries, black cherries, cigar wrapper, a touch of menthol, gravelly soil tones and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, ripe and broad-shouldered, with a superb core of fruit, firm, chewy tannins, tangy acids and a long, complex and youthful finish. This is a big boy by the standards of the Amirault family, reflecting the drought conditions of 2019, but it is a very well-made wine that will drink very well indeed, once it has shed a bit of its tannins and starts to drink with generosity. 2029-2065. 91+."