Billards (Barbet), Saint-Amour, 2010 so04102025Pertinace with a mouthwatering finish and

with a mouthwatering finish and just the right amount of grip

The founding family's grandchildren still run the estate today

savory red fruit with almonds and spice

and built to age

and fifteen years on it's just stepping into its long peak: tar

Billards (Barbet), Saint-Amour, 2010 so04102025Pertinace with a mouthwatering finish andSaint Amour might have the most romantic name in Beaujolais, and Domaine des Billards makes one of its most serious versions. The five hectare estate sits on the cru's southeast mid slope, on sandstone, granite and clay, farmed traditionally without herbicides; the Gamay is vinified semi carbonic for gentle, refined tannins. This is the 2010, a classic, well balanced vintage, now mature and showing the savory depth cru Beaujolais develops with time.