In the glass
What it pairs with
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Chicken fricassee with tarragon and cream
Precision Gamay matches classic French fricassee without tannin disruption. -
Salmon gravlax
Low tannin and precise acidity work unusually well with cured salmon. -
Crottin de Chavignol
Mineral, acid-driven Fleurie suits Loire-style goat cheese well.
History
Domaine Lafarge-Vial is a joint project between the Lafarge family of Volnay in Burgundy and the Vial family of Fleurie. The collaboration brings strict biodynamic vineyard management and Burgundy-style cellar precision to Beaujolais.
- 2012 — First vintage of Lafarge-Vial Fleurie joint domaine
- 2015 — Biodynamic certification achieved for all parcels
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Lafarge-Vial
- Grapes
- Gamay
- Classification
- Fleurie AOC
- Oak
- Old Burgundy foudres and demi-muids, biodynamic, no filtration
- ABV
- 12.8%
- Price
- EUR 22-35 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-10 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2012
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)