2020 Pierre-Marie Chermette Saint-Amour Les Champs-Grilles
Beaujolais, France
Old vine, single vineyard, organic Cru Beaujolais that drinks fleshily, succulently, superbly...
$60.00
Out of Stock
About The Wine
A new release from Pierre-Marie Chermette - a distinctly aromatic and supple Beaujolais from a small patch of granite called Les Champs-Grilles in the northern Cru of Saint-Amour.A red fruit aromatic explosion, measured by some lovely herbs and fresh spices. The granite bedrock lends some fine tannins and a noble but gentle structure. You could say it has the aromatics of Fleurie and the power of Moulin a Vent.
We say it's youthful but yummy, a playful Beaujolais with a slightly serious outlook.
About Domaines Chermette
Pierre-Marie Chermette took over his family vineyards in 1982, and from the from the very beginning he had a vision to produce a more serious, quasi-Burgundian example of Gamay from his homeland.
When bubble-gummy, frivolous Beaujolais was all the rage, Pierre-Marie was making serious wines for the best restaurants in Paris, and was an early convert to organic viticulture (now certified).
The family estate is based in Saint-Vérand, in the south of Beaujolais where P-M makes wines with family members Martine and Jean-Etienne. They make white, rose and red Beaujolais rosé, from crus such as Brouilly, Fleurie, Moulin-à-Vent, Saint-Amour, and also Cremants de Bourgogne as well as hand crafted fruit liqueurs.
Beaujolais, France
From the Producer
The Saint Amour is the most northern of the Beaujolais, located in the village of Saint-Amour 12km South of Mâcon. From the top of its 300 meters of altitude, it dominates the valley of the Saône and the Bresse. The terroir of Les Champs-Grillés, with an area of 3 hectares, is rare and precious since it represents only 1% of the AOC Saint Amour. It was created in 1964. Very flowery on the nose. A balanced wine with a beautiful body and complex aromas of red fruits. It is the wine of the lovers’ day, Valentine’s Day...
A pure and sound wine that is well balanced in both perfume and tannin. The granitic soil with shales gives it a beautiful body with silky tannins. The fruit reveals itself with abundant notes of red fruits including cherry, raspberry, blackberry and strawberry.
Blend : Gamay (100%)
ABV : 13.5%
Closure : Cork
Drink Until : 2027
Bottle Size : 750
Beaujolais, France
Critic Reviews
"The 2020 Saint-Amour Les Champs-Grillés opens in the glass with aromas of cherries, strawberries and warm spices. Medium to full-bodied, round and charming, with melting tannins and lively acids, it's a supple, succulent red that will offer a broad drinking window." - William Kelley (Wine Advocate)
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