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Structure
Drinking window
Best 3 to 10 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs10 yrs12 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
What it pairs with
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Roast chicken stuffed with herbs
Biodynamic Fleurie's purity of fruit matches herb-forward roast poultry. -
Grilled lamb cutlets with mint
Floral Gamay from granite soils pairs with lamb and fresh herbs. -
Tomme cheese with walnut bread
Semi-hard mountain cheese suits the mineral, structured Bachelards style.
How to serve Fleurie Clos de Bois Retour
Allow 65 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and decant. Open 60 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
- Serve at 14-16°C. Cellar temperature (14-16°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a Burgundy bowl with a wide opening: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Roast chicken stuffed with herbs, Grilled lamb cutlets with mint, Tomme cheese with walnut bread. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Domaine des Bachelards produces Fleurie under Ecocert organic certification with biodynamic practices. Clos de Bois Retour is their flagship parcellaire from a walled granite-soil parcel.
- 2008: Clos de Bois Retour first produced
- 2012: Ecocert organic certification awarded to the domaine
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine des Bachelards · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Gamay
- Classification
- Fleurie AOC
- Oak
- Old oak foudres, biodynamic farming with Ecocert certification
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 20-32 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-10 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2008
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ECOCERT
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Fleurie Clos de Bois Retour
When should I drink Fleurie Clos de Bois Retour?
Drink 3-10 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Fleurie Clos de Bois Retour?
Roast chicken stuffed with herbs is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Grilled lamb cutlets with mint and Tomme cheese with walnut bread. Biodynamic Fleurie's purity of fruit matches herb-forward roast poultry.
Is Fleurie Clos de Bois Retour vegan?
Yes: the producer documents no animal-derived fining agents in production, so the wine is suitable for vegan and vegetarian drinkers.
What grapes are in Fleurie Clos de Bois Retour?
The blend is Gamay. The wine is classified as Fleurie AOC.
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