Cru Saint-Amour "La Gagère"
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There is nothing more romantic than a wine which features the word love, albeit in French, on the label. This is a stunning, silky-smooth, strawberry-themed wine with a delicious, lip-smacking finish and never-ending food-matching skills. Drink it will anything you fancy and it will reward., for Valentines day.
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This wine is the most recent addition to our domain. This is a very small parcel of 28 acres, on a very rocky soil, on the most northern part of the Saint Amour appellation, overlooking the village of Saint-Véran.General Features
- AOC, Cru du Beaujolais
- Varietal Gamay pruned short in gobelet
- Average age of the vines: 70 years
- Surface : 0.58 ha
- Production in bottles : 4000
- Yield : 45-50 hl
- Soil type : clay loam
Tasting Notes
An intense rubis color, for a sensual wine, with a lot of personality, very delicate, a nice balance between the fruit and the tannins. Serve at 14°c with a lamb roast served with beans or with a soft cheese.
Winemaker's Notes
- Manual picking, complete grapes
- Pneumatic press
- Semi carbonic maceration for 8 to 10 days
- Vinified in traditional oak barrels
- Estate bottled in our 17th century cellars
- Recommended ageing: 3 to 4 years
