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Domaines Chermette - Saint-Amour Les Champs Grillés 2023

Beaujolais

Red

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92/100

RVF

gamay
balanced
harmonious
red berries

"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

Food and wine pairing

Accompanies beef cheek, savory meat pie, parsley ham, moussaka, Saint Marcellin, camembert...

domains Chermette (formerly Domain du Vissoux)

Saint-Amour

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domain rated 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as 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 some important changes. In particular, the name of the estate: domains 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

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domain 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

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2025 guide) 92/100

Domaine rated (2023 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of 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 to the grape as possible"), 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

James Suckling

Rated Domaine (2022 guide) Recommended

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