Saint-Amour

What it pairs with

• Grilled sea bass with herbs
  Light, floral Saint-Amour suits delicate sea bass, an unusual red pairing.
• Roast chicken with garlic
  The classic pairing for light Beaujolais Gamay.
• Charcuterie and radish
  Saint-Amour's light style suits a simple bistro spread.

How to serve Saint-Amour

Allow 65 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and decant. Open 60 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
2. Serve at 14-16°C. Cellar temperature (14-16°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a Burgundy bowl with a wide opening: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. 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.

1. 1990: First 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

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