"Slightly more elegant aromas are comprised by notes of spicy and floral suffused aromas that blend both red and dark berry fruit. The silky but very punchy flavors exude a subtle salinity on the youthfully austere finale that is equally long if not quite as complex. This is very pretty and very Fleurie in character." Burghound 91p
Size: 1.75 ha (4.32 ac)
Variety: Gamay
Vine Age: Planted in 1950, 1969, 1970s
Terroir: Lieux-dits Bel Air and Sarcillon, south/ southeastern exposures, granite soils, Viala and 3309 rootstock
Viticulture: Organic and biodynamic (awaiting certification)
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.
"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 lieu-dit 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." Becky Wasserman
