Best Gamay in the world

Saint-Amour 2018 

The best Gamay in the world!

Since 2014, Les Grandes Mises have been making a name for themselves as Beaujolais cuvées that are vinified and aged in the Burgundy style that regularly win awards. These are big wines that are structured and complex, expressing the terroir of Beaujolais through the Gamay grape. These elegant wines are perfect for pairing with all kinds of food.

In 2020, a milestone was reached when Saint-Amour Grandes Mises 2018 was elected Best Gamay in the World at the Concours International du Gamay on 11 January in Lyon, competing with 802 other Gamay wines from France, Switzerland, Italy, and the United Kingdom. It was selected by a “super-jury” from all the shortlisted wines.

This prestigious award crowns the work carried out by 25 partner estates covering 400 hectares. 

Produced in a limited edition of 22,900 bottles, it owes its exceptional quality to rigorous plot selection and a specific vinification method involving rack-and-return to bring out real character for these hand-stitched wines. 

This Saint-Amour cru flourishes on soils where limestone marries with granite. The vines are 47 years old and were harvested on 4 September. After vinification in whole bunches, the wine was vatted for two weeks, with one or two rack-and-returns carried out at the end of alcoholic fermentation. This was followed by ageing for 11 months on the lees in a concrete vat.

The Grandes Mises range from Mommessin: 12 appellations.

Reds:

Saint-Amour, Morgon Côte de Py, Morgon Les Charmes, Morgon Grand Cras, Côte de Brouilly, Juliénas, Fleurie, Moulin-à-Vent, and Beaujolais Villages.

Whites:

Beaujolais, Pouilly-Fuissé Les Deux Terroirs, and Saint-Véran La Grande Bruyère.