Fleurie
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Accessory grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Exclusive substrate: porphyroid pink granite low in micas, known as « granite de Fleurie »
- Vineyard sheltered from westerly winds by the Monts du Beaujolais, with a general south-east-facing slope orientation (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Degraded oceanic climate (~11 °C annual average, 750 mm rainfall), with continental and southern influences
Human factors
- Viticulture documented as early as 987 (deed relating to the abbaye d'Arpayé); from the 18th century onward, wines were transported to Paris and then on to England.
- Gamay N trained short in gobelet form to control its vigour; a variety susceptible to millerandage and spring frosts.
Terroir / wine link
- Poor, free-draining granitic sand soils: Gamay N here produces a light, bouquet-driven wine with fine-grained tannins.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.