Domaine Lafarge Vial Fleurie 2021
This is a beautifully refined expression of Fleurie from Domaine Lafarge‑Vial, its delicate red fruit‑flecked core mingling with gentle floral grace its texture seamless and its structure skillfully poised for graceful evolution.
Tasting
- Aroma
- perfumed red cherry and violets
- Palate
- silky with bright raspberry and floral lift
- Finish
- graceful lingering mineral undercurrent
Pairs with
- roast chicken
- duck breast with cherry glaze
- mild goat cheese
- poultry terrine
Vineyard & Cellar
- Vinification
- About 15% whole cluster, indigenous yeast alcoholic fermentation in concrete tank for a little over a week, gentle extraction. One year aging in older 228 and 350-liter barrels.
From the Archive
Bel Air and Sarcillon, south/ southeastern exposures, granite soils, Viala and 3309 rootstock
This wine has evolved over the 3 years of this young domaine. The first year, in 2014, the Fleurie Bel Air parcel was vinified, aged, and sold on its own. In 2015 Bel Air was vinified separately but in the end blended with 0.42 hectares of the Fleurie
Sarcillon to make a general village wine. For the 2016 vintage, the Lafarges were able to increase their holdings to a full hectare of Sarcillon, but after Fleurie was subjected to two devastating hail storms in 2016, they were unable to make this cuvée.