Discovering the Fleurie AOC

Updated on December 14, 2022

Winemaker and journalist Laetitia Allemand takes us to Fleurie to discover one of the 10 Beaujolais crus. Looking for a good place to taste Fleurie AOC wines? What dishes pair well with this Beaujolais cru? Laetitia answers your questions.

Discovering Fleurie

What a beautiful view we have from here, don't you think? I'm at the foot of the Chapel of the Madonna, right in the heart of the village of Fleurie. As is often the case in this region, this chapel is said to have been built to invoke the Virgin Mary's protection against vine disease. It seems to be working!

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I'm back today for a Beaujolais moment in the magnificent hills of Fleurie, one of the 10 Beaujolais crus. Here, we're at an altitude of over 400 meters. Needless to say, the vines and winemakers of Fleurie aren't afraid of heights! For example, on the southern slope of the hill where I am, they work on inclines of up to 50%! Fleurie wine is exclusively red, like all the Beaujolais crus. It's refined and elegant, just like its hillsides. Ideal with Easter leg of lamb. It's my favorite wine for aperitifs with friends. Fancy a taste? Then pay a visit to the Cave de Fleurie. It's the first cooperative winery in Beaujolais, created in 1927 by the women of the village. Which just goes to show that Fleurie is rightly considered the most feminine of the Beaujolais wines!

Here, we're over 400 meters above sea level . Needless to say, the vines and winemakers of Fleurie aren't afraid of heights, as the vineyard stretches across a series of hillocks backed by a ridge line with some truly dizzying escarpments. For example, on the southern slope of the hill where I am, they're working on inclines of up to 50%!

Food and wine pairing: Fleurie wine to accompany a leg of lamb

The Fleurie AOC is exclusively red , like all Beaujolais crus. It's refined and elegant, like its hillsides. Ideal with Easter leg of lamb. It's my favorite wine for aperitifs with friends.

AOC Fleurie: the most feminine of the Beaujolais wines!

Fancy trying Fleurie wine? Then pay a visit to the Cave de Fleurie. It's the first cooperative winery in Beaujolais , established in 1927 by the women of the village. It just goes to show that Fleurie is rightly considered the most feminine of the Beaujolais wines!

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Pourquoi nous faire confiance ?

Depuis 2014, chez Les Grappes, nous partons à la rencontre de vignerons passionnés partout en France pour dénicher des vins authentiques, vivants et pleins d'histoire. En travaillant directement avec plus de 500 vignerons, nous sélectionnons des cuvées que nous aimons vraiment et que nous avons envie de vous faire découvrir.

Ce blog est le prolongement de cette aventure. On y partage nos découvertes, nos conseils, nos coups de cœur, nos meilleurs accords mets-vins, des idées de dégustation et tout ce qui nous anime au quotidien autour du vin.

L'objectif est simple : vous aider à choisir des bouteilles qui vous ressemblent et à prendre encore plus de plaisir à les déguster.