In the glass
What it pairs with
-
Rillettes d'oie
Light, fresh Gamay cuts through the goose rillettes' richness. -
Terrine de campagne
Bright acidity and light body are textbook pâté companions. -
Crottin chaud
Warm, lightly crusted goat's cheese pairs easily with sandy-mineral Gamay.
History
Domaine des Sables d'Or takes its name from the golden-sandy Gamay soils of its Villages zone parcels, producing approachable, terroir-expressive wines for the local market.
- 1990 — Domaine des Sables d'Or first estate-bottles Beaujolais-Villages
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine des Sables d'Or
- Grapes
- Gamay
- Classification
- Beaujolais-Villages AOC
- Oak
- Old barrels 5 months
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- €10-14 at retail
- Drinking window
- 1-4 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1990