{"product_id":"lafarge-vial-chiroubles-2024-750ml","title":"Lafarge-Vial, Chiroubles, 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eChiroubles is the highest of the ten Beaujolais crus, its vines climbing toward 600 meters on the most uniformly granitic soils in the region — altitude that keeps Gamay light on its feet. Frédéric Lafarge, of Volnay's Domaine Michel Lafarge, and his wife Chantal Vial bought vines here in 2014 after one too many hail- and frost-shortened crop on the Côte d'Or, and they farm this parcel — certified organic and Demeter biodynamic — with the same attention they give their Volnay. It is barely a third of a hectare, planted in 1969 and facing south to southeast; the fruit is picked by hand, fermented with 15–25% whole clusters on ambient yeast in concrete, then aged a year in used 228- and 350-liter barrels. The 2024 season was cool, wet and late, a long fight with mildew that cost real volume before a dry August rescued it, and the wines came in fresh and red-fruited rather than plush. Across the Lafarge-Vial range this is the bottle to open first: the most immediately charming of their crus, and lovely with a light chill.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wildman [WMN]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46273855160377,"sku":"NYC-WMN-`25721`-080326-3","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Lafarge-Vial-Chiroubles-2024-Red-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1786113552","url":"https:\/\/nyc.flatiron-wines.com\/products\/lafarge-vial-chiroubles-2024-750ml","provider":"Flatiron Wines \u0026 Spirits NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}