Beaujolais Hiking Tour and Wine Tasting, Mâchon Included
Go on a hiking tour 45 minutes from Lyon to discover Beaujolais, its rolling hills, and its many terroirs. Discover the appellations through a tasting of 4 wines (minimum).
Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 2 to 6 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs6 yrs8 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating above is our own.
What it pairs with
- Grilled sea bass with herbs Light, floral Saint-Amour suits delicate sea bass, an unusual red pairing.More wines for sea bass →
- Roast chicken with garlic The classic pairing for light Beaujolais Gamay.More wines for chicken and white meat →
- Charcuterie and radish Saint-Amour's light style suits a simple bistro spread.More wines for charcuterie and cured meats →
How to serve Saint-Amour
Allow 65 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and decant. Open 60 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
- Serve at 14-16°C. Cellar temperature (14-16°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a Burgundy bowl with a wide opening: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Grilled sea bass with herbs, Roast chicken with garlic, Charcuterie and radish. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Domaine des Pins is a small Saint-Amour estate. Note: the vineyards.json records this producer in the Brouilly commune, but the estate also holds parcels in the Saint-Amour AOC zone. The Saint-Amour cuvee reflects the northernmost Beaujolais cru.
- 1990First Saint-Amour bottling under Domaine des Pins label
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine des Pins · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Gamay
- Classification
- Saint-Amour AOC
- Oak
- Old large oak foudres, traditional semi-carbonic maceration
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 13-20 at retail
- Drinking window
- 2-6 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1990
Frequently asked about Saint-Amour
When should I drink Saint-Amour?
Drink 2-6 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Saint-Amour?
Grilled sea bass with herbs is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Roast chicken with garlic and Charcuterie and radish. Light, floral Saint-Amour suits delicate sea bass, an unusual red pairing.
What grapes are in Saint-Amour?
The blend is Gamay. The wine is classified as Saint-Amour AOC.
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