Domaine Chignard Fleurie Les Moriers 2018
- v93
- ws91
SKU 04459
750ml Bottle
Fleurie is one of the top crus in Beaujolais producing wines of deep fruit and great structure. This one is from a fourth-generation vigneron named Michel Chignard. He is a modest man, kind and courteous, and in every aspect of his winemaking one clearly sees a passionate perfectionist. In 2007 Michel turned the management of the family domaine over to his son Cédric, who is carrying on this philosophy with great pride and has already managed to prove himself in his first few vintages.
The Chignard family is blessed with vineyards in one of the best sites of the Fleurie appellation, Les Moriers, an arrowhead-shaped parcel that juts right down into Moulin-à-Vent vines. Their eight hectares of vineyards are over sixty years old, keeping yields naturally low. These old-vine root systems also run very deep, accessing minerals from the granite subsoil and giving Chignard’s Fleurie a trademark goût de terroir and great freshness.
While many critics attribute Michel’s success to the soil, Kermit would argue that his traditionalist stance on vineyard management and winemaking is essential to craft such great wines. As ardent defenders of traditional Beaujolais methods, the Chignards take a minimalist approach in both the vineyards and the cellar. The finished wines couldn’t be more reflective of Les Moriers’ splendid location: light and playful, with deep, ripe fruit and finesse. La Revue du Vin claims that the aromas from their wines evoke memories of the great Chambolle-Musignys from Burgundy, to the North…but who’s to say, maybe they got it reversed.
Category | Red Wine |
Varietal | |
Region | France, Beaujolais, Fleurie |
Brand | Domaine Chignard |
- v93
VinousBrilliant violet color. A suave, mineral-accented bouquet evokes ripe red/blue fruits and candied flowers and a spicy nuance builds in the glass. Bright, seamless and appealingly sweet, offering concentrated yet lively raspberry and boysenberry flavors that firm up slowly with aeration. Ripe but graceful in style, finishing gently tannic and impressively long, leaving a sexy lavender pastille note behind.
- ws91
Wine SpectatorThis offers an elegant touch to the plush red cherry and wild raspberry fruit, focused with a vibrant, integrated acidity. Underpinnings of rose petal, mineral and spice linger well into the finish. Very pretty. Drink now through 2025.