Domaine du Manoir du Carra ★ 4.3
Saint-Amour estate near the village of Saint-Amour-Bellevue, the northernmost of the Beaujolais crus. Produces fragrant, cherry-fruited Gamay from sandy granite soils.
Beaujolais-Villages estate in Lancié producing reliable, well-made Gamay and Chardonnay for everyday drinking, with a small tasting room for direct sales.
Address: Genas, 69330 Lancié, France, Beaujolais
Saint-Amour estate near the village of Saint-Amour-Bellevue, the northernmost of the Beaujolais crus. Produces fragrant, cherry-fruited Gamay from sandy granite soils.
Small Saint-Amour estate producing delicate, aromatic Gamay from the northernmost Beaujolais cru, bordering the Maconnais.
Julienas estate producing spicy, full-bodied Gamay from the granite and schist soils of this Saone-et-Loire cru. Traditional producer maintaining the cru's reputation for structured reds.
Historic Julienas producer with old-vine Gamay planted on granite-rich slopes. The Clos du Fief cuvee is among the more structured and age-worthy in the appellation.
One of Chénas's small number of independent producers working the smallest of the ten crus, producing powerful, spicy Gamay from granite and sand soils bordering Moulin-a-Vent.
Small Chenas estate named for the granitic soils that define the appellation. Produces concentrated Gamay with a firm structure suited to short ageing.