Saint-Amour

What it pairs with

• Roast chicken with tarragon
  Fragrant cherry-fruited Saint-Amour suits classic French roast poultry.
• Prosciutto and melon
  The northern cru's lighter style works as an aperitif wine with charcuterie.
• River fish with beurre blanc
  Light tannin Saint-Amour is one of the few reds pairing well with delicate river fish.

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. Roast chicken with tarragon, Prosciutto and melon, River fish with beurre blanc. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Domaine du Manoir du Carra is based in the village of Saint-Amour-Bellevue, the northernmost Beaujolais cru. The domaine produces fragrant, cherry-fruited Gamay from sandy granite soils.

1. 1985 — First bottling under the Manoir du Carra label

Facts

Producer

Domaine du Manoir du Carra

Grapes

Gamay

Classification

Saint-Amour AOC

Oak

Old large oak foudres, traditional Beaujolais semi-carbonic maceration

ABV

12.5%

Price

EUR 14-22 at retail

Drinking window

2-7 from vintage

First vintage

1985

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