Domaine Les Monts Fournois
Coteaux Champenois Rouge
Combining elegance and finesse, this still Red Coteaux Champenois made from Pinot Noir grapes from the Northern Montagne de Reims region, reflects the freshness of its terroir and ripeness of the vintage.
Vintage Factsheets
These old Pinot Noir vines were planted in 1963, on the “Les Monts Fournois” Premier Cru terroir in Ludes. The soil is poor, the chalk almost outcropping. The south-facing exposure is optimal for Pinot Noir maturity.
- Region
- Champagne
- Appellation
- Champagne
- Sub-Appellation
- Coteaux Champagne AOP
- Varietal Composition
- Pinot Noir
- Aging
- Short maceration occurs in vats with daily cap punching and gentle pumping. Indigenous yeasts from the vineyard and cellar handle fermentation. After 2+ years aging on lees in oak, this Red Côteaux Champenois is hand-bottled directly from the barrel.
- Alcohol
- 12.5%
With lightly woody notes, the intensity of the fruit is grandiose, and the barrel ageing blends delicacy and elegance. The finesse of Pinots Noir from Montagne de Reims Nord charms us.
Jeb Dunnuck
94 Points
2022
"I love the nose of the 2022 Coteaux Champenois Rouge Les Monts Fournois. In the glass, it’s a youthful medium ruby color and offers notes of fresh red and purple flowers, red berries, and hints of cherry. On the palate, it’s medium-bodied, with more wild raspberries, delicate smoky earth, fine tannins, and an elegant feel on the palate (like all the wines in the range). As it opens, the fruit of the raspberry becomes clearer and more floral, with a rose perfume starting to shine, and it moves from forest to sunshine in the glass. I love it, and it might be even better than I am giving it credit for. It evolves gorgeously in the glass and is likely to have a wide window for enjoyment over the coming 15 or more years."
— Audrey Frick, 2025
