Domaines Chermette - Saint-Amour Les Champs Grillés 2023
Beaujolais
Red
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Drink or Keep
92/100
RVF
"A fresh, sparkling nectar".
"Saint-Amour retains the toasty tones we love. The mouthfeel is full, fresh and thirst-quenching. (Le Guide RVF 2025)
Features
Estate
Domaines Chermette (ex Domaine du Vissoux)
Cuvée
Les Champs-Grillés
Vintage
2023
Designation
Saint-Amour
Region
Beaujolais
Grape varieties
100% Gamay, vignes âgées de 60 ans
Terroirs
1.5 hectare plot "Les Champs Grillés" on pink granite soil with friable schist similar to that of Moulin-à-Vent, with good south-south-east exposure.
Viticulture
Sustainable cultivation
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Traditional Beaujolaise semi-carbonic fermentation with two pumpings per day, 10 to 12 days maceration in concrete vats, no chaptalization, minimum SO2.
Breeding
5 to 8 months in tuns
Alcohol content
13,5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Ruby color with purple highlights, glossy appearance
Nose
Complex aromas of various red fruits and floral scents such as violet and iris.
Mouth
A pure, straightforward wine, balanced both in aroma and tannins, the schistose granite gives it a fine substance with silky tannins, abundant notes of red fruit including cherry, raspberry, blackberry, strawberry, persistent finish.
Serve
AT 15°C
Apogée
1 to 5 years
Drink before
2033
Guard
1 to 10 years
Food and wine pairing
Accompanies beef cheek, savory meat pie, parsley ham, moussaka, Saint Marcellin, camembert...
Domaines Chermette (formerly Domaine du Vissoux)
Saint-Amour
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
3*Star rating (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Martine and Pierre-Marie Chermette are gradually handing over the reins to their son Jean-Étienne Chermette, who has been quick to introduce a number of important changes. In particular, the name of the estate: domaines Chermette instead of domaine du Vissoux. That said, the essentials are still there: 31 hectares of red Beaujolais, 5.5 hectares of white Beaujolais, 16.50 hectares of crus in Fleurie, Brouilly and Moulin-à-Vent. The domaine, renowned for its delicious, round wines, seems to have taken on a stricter style in recent vintages, perhaps more geared towards ageing. Nonetheless, the quality is still there, with a special mention for Les Garants and Les-Trois-Roches in 2016.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Domaine rated 2022 (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the domain :
Jean-Étienne Chermette continues to shape one of the region's most reliable portfolios at this southern Beaujolais landmark. As I've written before, old vines, assiduous but traditional vinification and barrel aging are the rudiments of the approach here. Young Chermette, who has launched his own label in parallel, reviewed in this dossier, reminded me that the domaine had obtained Terra Vitis certification in 2018, which is definitely a step in the right direction. 2021 at this address, as elsewhere, marks a return to a lighter, more ethereal and succulent style of Beaujolais that recent hot, dry vintages have tended to offer, but at this address, these virtues don't come at the expense of flavor or substance.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (guide 2025) 92/100
Domaine rated (guide 2023) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
Saint-Amour retains the toasty tones we love. The mouthfeel is full, fresh and thirst-quenching.
About the domain :
The domaine's slogan, "l'art de faire le vin au plus près du raisin" ("the art of making wine as close as possible to the grape"), perfectly reflects the range of skills of artisan winemaker Pierre-Marie Chermette, now joined by Jean-Étienne, one of his sons. Chermette began his career on his parents' 10 hectares in southern Beaujolais, before acquiring 20 hectares in the Fleurie and Moulin-à-Vent crus, then in Brouilly in 2008. The wines revolve around a core of weathered fruit that charms while respecting the identity of the terroirs. A sign of quality, the wines age gracefully even in difficult vintages.
James Suckling
Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3.5/5
out of 2 reviews
Note and review by M. ARNAUD R. Published on 17/11/2024
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Note and review by M. DANIEL S. Published on 30/10/2024
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