Structure

Sweetnessdry
Oaklarge or old casks

Drinking window

Best 2 to 7 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs7 yrs9 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 in the header is our own.

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 · visiting guide
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

Frequently asked about Saint-Amour

When should I drink Saint-Amour?

Drink 2-7 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?

Roast chicken with tarragon is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Prosciutto and melon and River fish with beurre blanc. Fragrant cherry-fruited Saint-Amour suits classic French roast poultry.

What grapes are in Saint-Amour?

The blend is Gamay. The wine is classified as Saint-Amour AOC.

Tags

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