The vineyard is in a garden, surrounded by flowers which seem to transmit floral aromas; rose, violets and poppy intertwined with poppy seed on the palate. Long legs and silky tannins wind through the curvaceous body of this elegant expression of Saint-Amour.
Appellation: Beaujolais Villages - Leynes
Grapes: Gamay
Orientation: East, South-East
Sol: Sandy-clay
Age: 1984 and 2017
Yield: 30 hL/ha
Wine-making: Pruning Gobelet and balanced VSP, spur-pruned. Harvest Manual, selected with a sorting table. Maceration Whole bunches, daily pump-overs 2 to 3 weeks Fermentation In stainless steel tank with indigenous yeast Semi carbonic Ageing 18 to 22 months on fine lees 75% in barrels (15% new oak) 25% in sandstone jar
Service: 14—18°C
Ageing: 5—15 years
Pairing: Beef carpaccio, grilled vegetable tart braised pork cheek
The vineyard is in a garden, surrounded by flowers which seem to transmit floral aromas; rose, violets and poppy intertwined with poppy seed on the palate. Long legs and silky tannins wind through the curvaceous body of this elegant expression of Saint-Amour.
Appellation: Beaujolais Villages - Leynes
Grapes: Gamay
Orientation: East, South-East
Sol: Sandy-clay
Age: 1984 and 2017
Yield: 30 hL/ha
Wine-making: Pruning Gobelet and balanced VSP, spur-pruned. Harvest Manual, selected with a sorting table. Maceration Whole bunches, daily pump-overs 2 to 3 weeks Fermentation In stainless steel tank with indigenous yeast Semi carbonic Ageing 18 to 22 months on fine lees 75% in barrels (15% new oak) 25% in sandstone jar
Service: 14—18°C
Ageing: 5—15 years
Pairing: Beef carpaccio, grilled vegetable tart braised pork cheek
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