What it pairs with
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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.
- 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