What it pairs with
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Braised pork with black pudding
The firm structure of granitic Chenas suits rich pork preparations. -
Duck breast with plum sauce
Dark fruit in the Chenas echoes plum sauces; the structure handles duck fat. -
Gorgonzola dolce
The firm acidity of Chenas balances creamy blue cheese.
History
Domaine du Granit is named for the granitic soils of Chenas that give the appellation its distinctive power. A small estate working the same granite terroir as neighbouring Moulin-a-Vent.
- 1992 — First vintage under the Domaine du Granit label
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine du Granit
- Grapes
- Gamay
- Classification
- Chénas AOC
- Oak
- Old large oak foudres, slow traditional Beaujolais maceration
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 13-20 at retail
- Drinking window
- 4-12 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1992