Domaine Lafarge Vial, Chiroubles 2018 Large Format 10% Cabernet Franc

10% Cabernet Franc

Showing much better than the '93 did at the same stage

by Étienne de Montille and Brian Sieve of Domaine de Montille and our own Rodolphe Péters of Pierre Péters

The legendary complexity of Château Lafleur comes from the diversity of its gravelly soils mixed with either sand or clay

92 points Int'l Wine Cellar

Domaine Lafarge Vial, Chiroubles 2018 Large Format 10% Cabernet FrancReceived in Original Carton Frederic and Chantal Lafarge Chantal was a Vial have a new(ish!) small domaine of 4 hectares in the Beaujolais. They have vines in Fleurie and Chiroubles, and quite old vines too. The vines were already, very well cared for, mainly organic but, as you would expect, they immediately set out on a biodynamic course. Frederic describes the vinification as de stemming, concrete tanks, and older barrels. The first vintage being