| Region of production: | Fleurie |
| Winery Location: | Fleurie |
| Year Established: | 1900 |
Vineyard Holdings
8 ha
- Fleurie: 8 ha in the Les Moriers lieu dit; vines are 60 years old or more; soil is granite
Top Wines Produced
- Fleurie Les Moriers
- Juliénas Beauvernay
Average Total Production
- 36,000 bottles
Summary
Michel Chignard marked the fourth generation vigneron at the helm of Domaine Chignard; he turned the reigns over to his son Cédric full-time in 2007. Cédric carries on his father’s winemaking philosophy, taking a minimalist approach in both the vineyards and the cellar. They employ lutte raisonnée farming for their 60-year-old vines in Fleurie.
Style & Vinification Techniques
Grapes are hand-harvested and transferred into stainless steel tanks for traditional Beaujolais whole-cluster, semi-carbonic fermentation. Wines are aged in old foudres for 13 months before blending in the spring following harvest; they then settle for three to four months and are bottled unfined, unfiltered, without sulfur.
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