Description
The Saint-Amour Mont Besset cuvée from Domaine Agapé is a wine of great elegance, juicy and vibrant. What a terroir! … From the aromatic profile (red berries, forest floor) to the way it unfolds on the palate, everything is done with finesse. A truly great wine from the Saint-Amour appellation.
In the vineyard, in the cellar
Arthur Lotrous chose to convert his Les Sources d’Agapé
estate to organic farming immediately. He works the soil beneath the vines and maintains a grassed strip between the rows. He trains the vines in the traditional goblet style, without trellising, tying them one by one to preserve as much foliage as possible. His 6 hectares of Saint-Amour, in a single block, are separated from his neighbours by embankments and hedges. He harvests by hand into crates to protect the grapes.
The Mont Besset cuvée is made from a plot situated at the top of the hillside, comprising around 1 hectare of Gamay planted in 1973. The soil consists mainly of very shallow sandstone. Hand-harvested with 22 days of whole-bunch carbonic maceration. Fermented exclusively with indigenous yeasts. This is followed by 12 months’ ageing in barrels. Yield: 22 hl/ha.
What to eat with an Agapé Saint-Amour Mont Besset?
- Mushroom, bacon and potato croustade
- Rib of beef with marrow
- Honey and mustard-glazed bone-in ham
- Lyonnais sausage in brioche
- Tomme de Savoie.
