{"title":"Domaine Lafarge Vial | Fleurie","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/Collection_Banner_1ab07dc1-4b87-42f8-b2e3-3f1c79dbdd0c.jpg?v=1530460564\" alt=\"Domaine Lafarge Vial Fleurie Vineyards\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"c1\"\u003eLafarge Vial is a new chapter in the adventures of Frédéric and Chantal Lafarge, husband and wife team at the iconic Burgundy estate Domaine Lafarge in Volnay. Deciding that they both wanted to invest in something together that would be entirely their own creation, the new project is an equal partnership, reflected in the inclusion of both their names for the domaine’s title and on the label (Vial is Chantal’s maiden name).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"c1\"\u003eThe couple began their new venture in the Spring of 2014 when they managed to acquire several parcels in Fleurie (often seen as the palest and prettiest of the 10 Beaujolais Crus) and one small adjoining plot in Chiroubles, allowing them to produced three cuvées in their first vintage; Chiroubles, Fleurie Bel Air and Fleurie Clos Vernay.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"c1\"\u003eIn true Lafarge fashion, each wine reflects its individual and specific vineyard origin. Frédéric and Chantal immediately began working all acquired vineyards biodynamically, with the same intention and detailed observation as for their Côte d’Or vineyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"c1\"\u003eFollowing a few additional vineyard purchases, the domaine’s total surface area increased to 4.1 hectares for the 2015 vintage. This includes the acquisition of the gorgeous, high altitude, old vine plot of Joie du Palais in Fleurie. Here the steep slopes require horse-plowing, for which the Lafarges recruit Max, a beautiful gray horse who also spends time working Olivier Merlin’s vineyard in Moulin à Vent.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"c1\"\u003eAll the wines here are made with minimum intervention, no new oak and certainly no carbonic maceration.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"domaine-lafarge-vial-fleurie-clos-vernay-2015","title":"Domaine Lafarge Vial Fleurie Clos Vernay 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This is also beautifully elegant while offering a different expression with its cool, pure and equally well-layered nose of spicy and overtly floral red cherry aromas that are cut with plenty of humus-inflected earth. There is a refined yet marked intensity to the delineated middle weight flavours that terminate in a strikingly long and mineral-driven finish that is shaped by very firm but not hard or even especially austere tannins. This too is remarkably good and if you've got the patience to cellar it for at least a few years, would make a great choice.\" - Allen Meadows, Burghound\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Lafarge Vial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14535247822906,"sku":"A16LAFARGEVFCV-1","price":34.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/Fleurie_Clos_Vernay.jpg?v=1538464701"},{"product_id":"domaine-lafarge-vial-chiroubles","title":"Domaine Lafarge Vial Chiroubles 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eSituated at the highest point of the Beaujolais Crus, Chiroubles is a small, hilly appellation to the west of Fleurie. Made from the Gamay grape, the wines benefit from a cooler climate and granite-rich soils, producing probably the regions lightest and most refreshing examples. The Domaine Lafarge Vial Chiroubles has a ripe and well-defined bouquet, a mixture of blueberry and black cherry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent ripe tannins, fleshy with a sweet, candied finish. [#intro]Situated at the highest point of the Beaujolais Crus, light, juicy \u0026amp; superbly refreshing...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Lafarge Vial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41404110143555,"sku":"A20LAFARGEVIALCHIROUBLES-1","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/ChiroublesBt.jpg?v=1715261234"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/collections\/Collection_Image_6cbda5f4-3571-49bc-9246-36c149d10003.jpg?v=1530460720","url":"https:\/\/hic.wine\/collections\/domaine-lafarge-vial-fleurie-france\/domaine-lafarge-vial.oembed","provider":"Hic!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}