Georges Descombes Saint-Amour Vielles Vignes 2022
One could make delicious evening of comparing Georges Descombes various cru Beaujolais bottlings and marvelling at the nuance offered from each individual appellation. Saint-Amour is the northern most of his terroirs and produces his richest, densest, most assertive bottling. Gamey, woodsy aromas mingle with cocoa and cherry, followed by blackberry, raspberry, and dark chocolate, finishing with some tannin and granitic mineral.
Practicing organic. 100% gamay. 50+ year-old vines. Aged a year in Burgundian barriques. Unfined and unfiltered. Saint-Amour, Beaujolais, France.
One could make delicious evening of comparing Georges Descombes various cru Beaujolais bottlings and marvelling at the nuance offered from each individual appellation. Saint-Amour is the northern most of his terroirs and produces his richest, densest, most assertive bottling. Gamey, woodsy aromas mingle with cocoa and cherry, followed by blackberry, raspberry, and dark chocolate, finishing with some tannin and granitic mineral.
Practicing organic. 100% gamay. 50+ year-old vines. Aged a year in Burgundian barriques. Unfined and unfiltered. Saint-Amour, Beaujolais, France.
One could make delicious evening of comparing Georges Descombes various cru Beaujolais bottlings and marvelling at the nuance offered from each individual appellation. Saint-Amour is the northern most of his terroirs and produces his richest, densest, most assertive bottling. Gamey, woodsy aromas mingle with cocoa and cherry, followed by blackberry, raspberry, and dark chocolate, finishing with some tannin and granitic mineral.
Practicing organic. 100% gamay. 50+ year-old vines. Aged a year in Burgundian barriques. Unfined and unfiltered. Saint-Amour, Beaujolais, France.
