📜 Saint-Amour
The northernmost Beaujolais cru, with a romantic name, making red wine from Gamay.
Saint-Amour is the northernmost of the ten crus of Beaujolais, a region in eastern France. The name means "holy love", and it has long drawn attention around Valentine's Day.
The wines are red and still, made from the Gamay grape. The vineyards lie on hill slopes with granite and clay soils. The wine is usually soft and fruity, with notes of cherry and peach, though some producers make firmer wines that can be aged.
The name is protected: Saint-Amour is listed in the EU register as a PDO, a protected designation of origin. It belongs to the northern Beaujolais crus. In that group each village has its own reputation and taste, but all rest on one grape.
The label does not need to say "Beaujolais": the name speaks for itself.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Saint-Amour ← main grape of ← 🍇 Gamay → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Where it is
- 📍 Beaujolais crus (north)
- Related to
- 🍷 Joseph Drouhin Saint-Amour, 🍷 Still wine
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Gamay
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine
Frequently asked questions
Where is Saint-Amour?
In northern Beaujolais, France; it is the northernmost of the ten crus.
What grape is Saint-Amour made from?
The red grape Gamay.
What does Saint-Amour wine taste like?
Red and still, usually soft and fruity, with notes of cherry and peach.
What to read next
- 📍 Beaujolais crus (north) — The granite northern part with ten crus.
- 🍷 Joseph Drouhin Saint-Amour — Joseph Drouhin Saint-Amour: red wine by Joseph Drouhin from Beaujolais; Saint-Amour.
- 🍷 Red wine — Wine from dark grapes that ferments with the skins and takes its colour from them.
- 🍷 Still wine — Wine without noticeable bubbles: EU category 1, at least 8.5–9 % actual alcohol and no more than 15 % total; red, white, rosé or orange.
Similar
📜 Chénas · 📜 Juliénas · 📜 Côte de Brouilly · 📜 Chiroubles · 📜 Régnié · 📜 Moulin-à-Vent
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.