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93 pts Wine Advocate
The 2018 Saint-Amour from Domaine des Billards opens in the glass with a pretty bouquet of ripe cherries, raspberries, dried flowers and licorice. On the palate, it’s medium to full-bodied, broad and fleshy, with a layered and enveloping core of fruit, ripe acids and melting tannins, the vintage making for a decidedly gourmand and approachable rendition of this perennially excellent cuvée. It’s a terrific Saint-Amour and great value, too, that’s well worth seeking out.

The 2018 vintage is a great success for the Barbet family's five-hectare Domaine des Billard. Cultivated soils, traditional vilification with whole bunches and a submerged cap, followed by élevage in foudre are the rudiments of the approach. This is well worth seeking out.

92 pts Vinous
Brilliant violet. Ripe and expansive on the fragrant nose, displaying an array of dark berry and floral aromas sharpened by peppery spice and mineral flourishes. Densely packed yet lively, offering sappy black raspberry, bitter cherry and violet pastille flavors that are lifted by a core of juicy acidity. Finishes very long and smoky, showing excellent clarity and a late jolt of candied licorice.

Winemaker Notes:
"This crisp, fruit-forward and juicy wine has expressive aromas and flavors of ripe red berries, with nice heft in the mouth, and mineral and spice notes. Most red meats and grilled or roasted white meats, especially those prepared with savory herbs or spices."

Organic / Natural

Organic. 100% Gamay. Vineyard: Les Mines. Vine Age: planted in 1950s. Size: 1.5 ha. Soil: pink granite. Vinification: Semi-carbonic in large concrete tanks. Elevage: 8 months in used foudres ranging from 14 to 42 hl in size. Bottled unfiltered with no SO2. Approx annual production: 500 cs

Organic / Natural