What it pairs with

  • Grilled pork sausage with mustard
    Classic bistro Beaujolais pairing for cherry-fruited Fleurie.
  • Smoked salmon rillettes
    Low tannin and floral note of Fleurie suit salmon-based starters.
  • Chablis-marinated chicken
    Chicken prepared with white wine suits the floral, light-red character of Fleurie.

History

Small family domaine on granite hillside parcels above Fleurie village, producing classic perfumed Gamay. The name Chaffangeons refers to a lieu-dit site above the village.

  1. 1995 — First vintage under Chaffangeons label from granite hillside parcels

Facts

Producer
Domaine des Chaffangeons
Grapes
Gamay
Classification
Fleurie AOC
Oak
Old large oak foudres, traditional Beaujolais maceration
ABV
12.8%
Price
EUR 14-22 at retail
Drinking window
2-7 from vintage
First vintage
1995

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