Chiroubles is an appellation for the red wines of Beaujolais. Like all the red wines of the region, they are made from the Gamay Grape. It is one of the smallest of the 10 Beaujolais crus, with about 235 hectares of vines. The wine production area is on the Southeast facing hillsides just west of Beaujolais.
The appellation's Vineyard is located in the administrative commune of Chiroubles. It is roughly in the centre-west of the Northern Beaujolais crus. The commune shares a border to the south with Morgon and one to the north with Fleurie. Its Terroir is similar to that of the latter.
Gamay is a Burgundian grape variety that has existed since the 14th century. For fear of competition with the pinot noir of Burgundy, gamay was finally uprooted and planted in the Beaujolais region, from Mâcon to Lyon. These siliceous and granitic soils suit it perfectly, and it gives its best here. But it is also planted all over France, such as in Lorraine, in the Loire Valley, in Bugey, in Savoie and in Auvergne. Gamay is early and very productive and needs to be limited so that quality prevails over quantity. Short winter pruning of the shoots and high density of vines per hectare are the methods that allow it to produce very fruity, fresh and greedy red wines. Gamay is also very popular in red wine futures, and produces wines from the Beaujolais region with very interesting character and ageing potential. The AOCs Crémant-de-Bourgogne, Mâcon, Anjou, Touraine, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Côtes-d'Auvergne, Saint-Pourçain, Bugey, Gaillac, Côtes du Luberon... and many vins de pays are proud of it. Today, about 36,000 hectares of Gamay are cultivated in France, including 22,000 hectares in Beaujolais.
red wines from the region of Chiroubles go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta carbonara a la flo without egg, cocotte chicken roulades or rabbit in white wine (casserole).
On the nose in the region of Chiroubles often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, blackberry or minerality and sometimes also flavors of licorice, pepper or black currant. In the mouth in the region of Chiroubles is a with a nice freshness.
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