What it pairs with
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Roast chicken with garlic and thyme
Approachable granite-soil Fleurie pairs naturally with classic French roast chicken. -
Grilled salmon with lemon butter
Low tannin Gamay from pink granite suits oily fish. -
Quiche lorraine
Classic Lorraine egg-cream tart suits the light, fruity Fleurie style.
History
Domaine du Granit Fleurie takes its name from the pink granite soils that define the Fleurie appellation. Traditional production with cement vats and old oak gives a fragrant, food-friendly wine.
- 1990 — Domaine du Granit Fleurie founded on granite-soil Fleurie parcels
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine du Granit Fleurie
- Grapes
- Gamay
- Classification
- Fleurie AOC
- Oak
- Old large oak foudres, cement vats for primary fermentation
- ABV
- 12.8%
- Price
- EUR 13-20 at retail
- Drinking window
- 2-7 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1990