A beautiful lively and precise Champagne, fine texture and finesse.
"93 Points, Allen Meadows (Burghound): “An exceptionally fresh and airy nose that resembles a blend of freshly sliced lemon and green apple combined with baked brioche. This is also intensely effervescent with outstanding energy and punch if not quite the depth of the Nature yet with slightly better volume and finishing punch as well as even better length. A first rate effort and highly recommended plus it will reward, indeed needs, a certain amount of cellar patience. An elegant but superbly intense example.”
17.75/20pts (92/100pts) Decanter.com Dec 2014;
This cuvée is a great introduction to this small family house that specialises in Chardonnay. This wine offers richness but also finesse with subtle, white floral notes. It spent three years on its lees and was bottled with very low dosage. Very vinous with a nice mouthfeel. Great price!"
The attention to detail displayed by Emmanuel and Charles-Henry Fourny is astonishing. They are making some of the most exciting wines in Champagne and are emerging as stars of their generation. They now own and lease (from other family members) some 20 hectares of 1er Cru vineyards in the Côte de Blancs and all exclusively from the limestone and pure chalk soils of Vertus. They practice their own lutte raisonnée which is organic in the vineyards, and prune very short to restrict yields. Their vines average 40 years of age and the family have practiced selection massale since the 1930s. The vineyards are planted to 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Noir.
