Fleurie

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.

How to serve Fleurie

Allow 65 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and decant. Open 60 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
2. Serve at 14-16°C. Cellar temperature (14-16°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a Burgundy bowl with a wide opening: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Grilled pork sausage with mustard, Smoked salmon rillettes, Chablis-marinated chicken. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

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 · visiting guide

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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