Georges Descombes, Saint Amour, Beaujolais

George descombes took over the family business in 1988, Georges always recognised the importance of looking aftr the environment in order to produce quality wines.  He transformed the vineyards and apply  organic methods direction on its entire fifteen hectares.

Grapes are hand-picked and fermented with natural yeasts in a cold semi-carbonic maceration in line  Beaujolais traditions. low intervention, low sulphur practise are used throughout the wine making process..

Saint-Amour is located in the north side of  Beaujolais Cru, is one of the small region in Beaujolais, Chenas  being  the smallest one, in terms of  proportion of vineyards planted area.

In Saint-Amour is predominantly planted with  Gamey varietal,  the majority of the vineyards are planted on the south and east facing hillsides on the banks of  Saone river.

The aspect of the vineyards are very important as it maximize sun exposure which ensure the grapes ripe fully and develop complex flavours.

Saint-Amour  is sheltered by the hills  which protect the  vineyards from heavy weather. due to dry and long hours of sun exposure  the harvest is normally earlier  in comparison to the vineyards planted  in the south of  Beaujolais, which are normally flat.

Gamay is certainly the predominant grape variety in Saint-Amour  however there are other grapes such chardonnay Chardonnay and Aligoté  are also planted in the region in large proportion.  However, these cannot be called Saint-Amour, they are normally labelled under as  Beaujolais Blanc. As Mâconnais region slightly overlaps with that of Saint-Amour.  occasionally Chardonnay and Aligoté  are labelled under Saint-Véran appellation.

Saint-Amour wines is very delicate  and light  comparing to others  Beaujolais crus.

Georges Descombes, Saint Amour, Beaujolais is one of the best examples, it is velvety  and harmoniously balanced, followed by a well balanced acidity, soft tannins, with  classic mineral expression.

Georges Descombes, Saint Amour, Beaujolais is best served slightly chilled. This wine is great on its own, characeristics of  Beaujolais easy drinking wines. Also this wine is very versatile when it comes to pairing food.

This Saint-Amour would be a perfect much with Brie and Camembert, roasted poultry  mild curries and Thai green.