Domaine des Chaffangeons: Fleurie, Beaujolais, Crus du Beaujolais, Rhône

Expertise & experience, Estate-bottled wines, Outstanding quality for the price.

History and origins of the estate

The story of Domaine des Chaffangeons begins in 1955, when M. Robert Depardon founded the estate on 7 hectares of Fleurie. He chose this terroir of granite and volcanic rock carefully, and he chose well. Over the following decades, the estate passed from father to daughter, then the third generation took the reins: Frédéric and Edith Perrier, running the EARL Perrier & Fils, carry the estate's legacy forward with the same conviction.

Across three generations, the vineyard has more than doubled, from 7 to 17 hectares, and the range has grown well beyond Fleurie alone. But the ambition has never shifted: to satisfy every wine lover, from the curious first-timer to the seasoned connoisseur, with honest cuvées at an outstanding price.

The terroir and its unique character

Fleurie is one of the ten Beaujolais Crus, and widely considered the most elegant. Located in the Rhône département, a few kilometres north of Mâcon, the appellation sits on exceptional ground: pink volcanic granite soils (arènes granitiques), whose distinctive mineral composition, combined with a temperate climate, gives the wines their lightness, delicate fruitiness and characteristic freshness.

Domaine des Chaffangeons farms 17 hectares across several Beaujolais Crus appellations. This varied territory, from Fleurie to Morgon and Moulin-à-Vent, allows Frédéric and Edith Perrier to offer a complete range, each appellation bringing its own character and personality.

Working the vines and our commitments

Winemaking at Domaine des Chaffangeons carefully distinguishes reds from whites. For the reds, the harvest is destemmed before entering the vat, a deliberate choice to avoid herbaceous notes and preserve the purity of the fruit. Fermentation runs for around ten days under constant supervision, with temperatures rising to approximately 30°C to extract maximum colour from the Gamay, a grape naturally tricky to work with in terms of pigment. The wines then rest in concrete vats until racking, before bottling in April of the following year.

For the whites, the approach is reversed: direct pressing on arrival at the winery, around twenty days of fermentation, then bottling in January following the harvest. The Chardonnay is thus worked at its freshest. The estate holds the High Environmental Value (HVE) certification, a concrete commitment to biodiversity and soil health across the Fleurie vineyards.

Grape varieties and appellations

Two grape varieties structure the entire range. Gamay (a black-skinned, white-juiced grape) produces all the red wines, from the Beaujolais Crus to the sparkling rosés. Chardonnay gives life to the whites, from the dry Beaujolais Blanc to the confidential sweet wine.

The range spans a broad territory: Fleurie (several cuvées including La Madone), Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent, Beaujolais Blanc, Beaujolais Villages red and rosé, Crémant de Bourgogne, and two atypical Vins de France: La Bulle en Rose (sparkling rosé) and L'Antidote (sweet white).

The wine style and the cuvées

The wines of Domaine des Chaffangeons are pleasurable, food-friendly wines made for every moment at the table, from aperitif to dessert. A wide range, outstanding value, and cuvées with genuine personality without ever overplaying it.

What you will only find at Domaine des Chaffangeons

70 years of history on the same terroir. Since 1955, three generations of the same family have farmed the granite soils of Fleurie. That continuity is not incidental, it means an intimate knowledge of the soil, the exposures, the vintages. A reading of the terroir that cannot be learnt in a few years.

Three Beaujolais Crus in a single range. Fleurie, Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent: three different expressions of Gamay on three distinct terroirs. A rare diversity for a family estate of this size, allowing every wine lover to find the style that suits them, from light and fruity to full-bodied and structured.

L'Antidote: 500 bottles a year. This confidential sweet white exists nowhere else. Produced in tiny quantities, it embodies the estate's creative freedom, a Chardonnay with a hint of natural sweetness, for those who want something beyond the usual dry wine.

HVE certified, 80% hand-harvested. High Environmental Value certification, a predominantly hand-picked harvest, and estate bottling, concrete commitments to quality and respect for the Fleurie terroir, felt in every glass.

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