Domaine Les Monts FournoisDomaine les Monts Fournois, Côte, Oger Grand Cru

Domaine Les Monts Fournois

Domaine les Monts Fournois, Côte, Oger Grand Cru

Le Domaine les Monts Fournois is presenting here this cuvée after a rigorous and precise search for the best terroirs of Premier and Grand Crus in Champagne. With these wines they would like to highlight the real expression of a terroir, a varietal and a vintage. These Crus have been sélectionnés by winemaker Juliette Alips and her cousins Raphaël & Vincent Bérêche.

Vintage Factsheets

2017

The Oger Grand Cru, located within the Côte des Blancs in Champagne, is located southeast of the town of Épernay. It is a small sub-region with 403 ha planted to 99.6% Chardonnay and 0.4% Pinot Noir. Champagnes grown in Oger tend to be mineral-driven, yet rich in style.

Region: Champagne

Appellation: Côte des Blancs

Sub-Appellation: Champagne AOP

Varietal Composition: Chardonnay

Aging: After Juliette and her cousins select the cuvée by blind tasting with a broker, the family will purchase the entire lot of Champagne from the producer. This wine is 100% Chardonnay and was aged 5 years on the lees. Juliette then proceeds with a series of disgorgement and liqueur de tirage trials in the cellar using Rectified Concentrated Must (RCM) for its homogenous and neutral flavors, in order to highlight the terroir. Once the dosage has been made, the samples will return to the cellar for 6 months before being released to the market.

Alcohol: 12.5%

Light and focused Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs. Brilliant gold color indicative of its superb freshness. Very enticing nose; a classic. Citrus fruit notes with intense chalk, pure and zesty. Great tension on the palate, verticality, and electric freshness, fine bubbles, and very creamy and soft.