Domaine Les Monts FournoisDomaine les Monts Fournois, Vallée, Mareuil/Aÿ Premier Cru

Domaine Les Monts Fournois

Domaine les Monts Fournois, Vallée, Mareuil/Aÿ 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.

The town of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ is a neighbor of the town of Aÿ, located at the Marne River, south of Montagne de Reims. The majority of vineyards are located on south facing slopes planted mainly to Pinot Noir. Mareuil is generally considered to be the best premier cru village.

Region: Champagne

Appellation: Vallée de la Marne

Sub-Appellation: Champagne AOP

Varietal Composition: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier

Aging: 7 years on the lees.

Alcohol: 12.5%

This terroir of mid-Coast Mareuil sur Aÿ and Aÿ ensures good development of the fruit. Great elegance, with structure and fine complexity of the Pinot Noir. Fine notes of vine shoot fire, soft spice, noble pepper, and dry fruits. Beautiful testimony of Pinot Noir from clay and chalk soil. A wine of fullness and structure, this Non-Vintage de Luxe answer to its rank as a solar Premier and Grand Cru of the Marne Valley.