The Winery Olivier Terrier of Saint-Amour of Beaujolais

Winery Olivier Terrier - Domaine a La Folie Saint-Amour
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 9 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Saint-Amour in the region of Beaujolais

The Winery Olivier Terrier is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Saint-Amour to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Olivier Terrier wines

Looking for the best Winery Olivier Terrier wines in Saint-Amour among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Olivier Terrier wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Olivier Terrier wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Olivier Terrier

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Olivier Terrier

How Winery Olivier Terrier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of lasagna with pointed cabbage, veal chops au gratin or butternut and goat cheese gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Olivier Terrier

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Olivier Terrier. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Olivier Terrier

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Olivier Terrier.

  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Amour

Saint-Amour is the Northernmost of the ten Beaujolais crus, located just South of the Mâcon appellations of Pouilly-Fuisse and Saint-Véran. Saint-Amour wines are among the lightest of the Beaujolais crus, often displaying Spicy berry and stone fruit characters with a marked minerality. Just under 800 acres (320 ha) are planted with the Gamay Grape variety on the south and east facing hillsides on the western banks of the Saône River, and make up the Saint-Amour appellation's wine growing area. While most of the ten Beaujolais crus were created in the 1930s, Saint-Amour was only officially delimited as a cru in February 1946.

Today, it is one of the smallest appellations in Beaujolais, larger than Chenas alone. In the northern Part of Beaujolais, the landscape is more rugged than in the south, and the clay and silt soils composed mainly of schist and granite are complemented by smaller amounts of limestone. These lightly textured soils are often credited with the minerality that characterizes the wines of Saint-Amour. The hills to the west of the Beaujolais protect the vineyards of Saint-Amour from the weather coming from the north.

The top white wines of Winery Olivier Terrier

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Olivier Terrier

How Winery Olivier Terrier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or cured meat such as recipes of succulent and easy to make beef lasagna, zucchini quiche or simmered pork cheeks with cream sauce and dijon mustard.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Olivier Terrier.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Seyval

Seyval blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhône-Alpes valley). It is a variety resulting from a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and small to medium-sized grapes. Seyval blanc can be found cultivated in the following vineyards: Rhône Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Olivier Terrier

Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Amour? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Olivier Terrier.

Discover the grape variety: Béclan

Béclan noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Franche-Comté). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. The Beclan noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

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The word of the wine: Dish

Wine lacking tone and relief in the mouth.