It is one of the 10 Beaujolais wine vintages.

The famous census required by Lambert of Herbigny into 1697, reveals the name of Chiroubles among the parishes where the vine was cultivated, modestly certainly, since it was on 1/50e surface, but there was vine...

In 1816, Andre Jullien, in his " Topography of all the known vineyards ", quotes in 3rd class " Chiroubles ", which provides vigorous, spirituous, very solid wines ", and advises: " they should be kept three or four years in circles ".