Single-Owner Private Collection of Fine Wines from South Africa, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Italy, Spain and more….
Timed Online Auction, 27 June - 15 July 2024
Beaujolais, Loire and others
About this Item
Domaine Lafarge Vial is a well-established winery in Beaujolais, founded by Frédéric Lafarge and his wife Chantal in the spring of 2014. Situated in the commune of Fleurie, the domaine owns several vineyard parcels in Fleurie and one small adjoining parcel in Chiroubles within the lieu-dit Bel-Air.
Chiroubles is one of the ten crus of Beaujolais, known for its high-altitude vineyards and granite soils. It typically produces wines that are light, aromatic, and fresh, often considered some of the most elegant in Beaujolais.
Fleurie is another one of the ten crus of Beaujolais, known for producing some of the most elegant and aromatic wines in the region. The vineyards are typically planted on pink granite soils, which contribute to the wine’s floral and mineral characteristics.
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
Lafarge-Vial Chiroubles 2015
‘Lurid ruby. Spicy and sharply focused on the nose, displaying ripe red and dark berry, cherry and floral aromas and a suggestion of exotic spices. Seamless and appealingly sweet, offering black raspberry, cherry liqueur, lavender and spicecake flavors that are supported by a spine of juicy acidity. Powerful yet lithe in style, delivering gentle closing grip, well-knit tannins and lingering dark berry and spice notes.’ - Josh Raynolds, Vinous, 92/100 (Dec 2017)
‘Just enough juice and lots of concentration – more than a typical Chiroubles arguably but a red (greater) burgundy with lots of grunt. Fine tannins on the end. He's good at splitting the difference between the two styles. Very distinctive.’ - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 16.5/20 (Nov 2016)
Lafarge-Vial Fleurie 2015
‘Brilliant violet. Mineral-accented red and blue fruits on the perfumed nose, which is lifted by a building spicy element. Juicy and energetic for the vintage, offering sappy boysenberry and black raspberry flavors that are complemented by a hint of candied flowers. Sappy and precise on the impressively long, gently tannic finish, which emphatically repeats the blue fruit note.’ – Josh Raynolds, Vinous, 92/100 (Dec 2017)
‘This is at once more aromatically elegant and slightly fresher as well with its pretty array of red and dark fruit aromas that are laced with hints of spice, earth and black pepper. There is a finer mouth feel to the sleek, delicious and vibrant flavors that are somewhat less powerful and concentrated but better balanced and even more persistent. This is textbook Fleurie that could be enjoyed young or aged for up to a decade, perhaps even longer if desired.’ – Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, 92/100 (Apr 2017)
‘Lively and fresh. Racy and mineral with real spine and thoroughbred nature. Real Lafarge magic!’ – Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 16.5/20 (Nov 2016)
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