2010 Fleurie
- Producer:
- Cave du Château de Chénas
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Purple and aromatic, soft and easy to drink with a hint of tannin on the finish.
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1er Prix Concours des Grands Vins Beaujolais
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Producer: Cave du Château de Chénas
The Cave de Château de Chénas is a very small coopérative situated in the hills above Les Deschamps. It was founded in 1934 with 44 members and 44 hectares of vineyards and over the years has grown to 110 members with 250 hectares. Nonetheless in terms of scale this is still very small, although they are responsible for producing a quarter of the wines from the Chénas appellation.
Their methods of vinification are now modern but their better wines are aged in seemingly endless rows of oak barrels, 300 in total, that lie in vast vaulted cellars under the Château. These wines have always been among our favourites because they are light but full of character and seem to suit so many informal occasions, and they also age well.
For many years their individual cuvée La Hante has been our preference for Chénas and Moulin-à-Vent - this is the name given to their special cuvée in recognition of the first owner of the Château and using his coat of arms. The wine comes from the best terroir of Michelons and Les Venets for Moulin-à-Vent and for the Chénas it is en Nervat and Clos Descamp and are subsequently aged in these amazing cellars.
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More infoFleurie
- Area cultivated:
- 900 hectares under vine with 180 growers
- Average annual production:
- 5,370,000 bottles
- AOC decree:
- 11th September 1936
The vineyards of Fleurie are the heart of the Beaujolais Crus and spread through 13 different “climats” each producing a different style of wine. From North to South these vineyards are Les Labourons, Poncié, Les Moriers, La Roilette, Les Garants, Montgenas, La Madone, La Joie de Palais, Grille Midi, La Chapelle des Bois, La Cote, Le Bon Cru and Champagne and these individual names are often featured on bottles of Fleurie.
The village is open and always active and totally dominated by the Church in which one would think the whole of Beaujolais would have room to worship. Overlooking the village is Chapelle de la Madone, a small chapel built in 1866 and a landmark that can be seen for miles and rises to a height of 450m. In fact you can see all 10 Beaujolais Crus appellation from this spot.
La Madone is worshipped today for protecting the vineyards, but a local myth reports that in her early years she also protected the local villagers by halting the advancing Prussian army on the adjacent hill in 1870, by 'putting the wind up them' (pétoche) and is known as the statue 'La Dame de la Pétoche'!
Fleurie is the best known of all the Crus because the attractive and springlike name so aptly matches the wine which is feminine, smooth and elegant, in a way that has earned itself the title of Queen of Beaujolais, Moulin-à-Vent being the King. A good Fleurie should be very floral in style with a bouquet that suggests irises, violets and roses and is generally produced in the vineyards above the village, with fuller bodied wines produced on the lower slopes below.
