Domaine Les Monts FournoisDomaine les Monts Fournois, Montagne, Rilly La Montagne Premier Cru

Domaine Les Monts Fournois

Domaine les Monts Fournois, Montagne, Rilly La Montagne Premier 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

2013

Just west of Ludes and Mailly, Rilly la Montagne is known for producing all three of the main Champagne varieties over more fractured and varied terrain with folds in the landscape, on north facing slopes.

Region: Champagne

Appellation: Montagne de Reims

Sub-Appellation: Champagne AOP

Varietal Composition: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier

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 a blend of 40% Pinot Noir 40% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Meunier and underwent full malolactic fermentation followed by 10 years aging 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%

The first nose is deep and intensely fruity. Freshness and purity quickly give way to fine golden notes, like a pastry. The balance is evident. The Premier Cru terroir of Rilly la Montagne is well represented by the well-balanced limestone structure. A few notes of candied oranges precede a coated, and very long finish.