Les Monts Fournois
Crus Sélectionnés Montagne, Verzy 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.
The Verzy Grand Cru is located on the slope of the Montagne de Reims, Southeast of the town of Reims. Most of the vineyards are on north-facing slopes and are planted mainly to Pinot Noir. Verzy was promoted from Premier Cru to Grand Cru in 1985 alongside Chouilly, Oiry, Oger, and Le Mesnil sur-Oger.
- Region
- Champagne
- Appellation
- Montagne de Reims
- Sub-Appellation
- Champagne AOP
- Varietal Composition
- Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
- Aging
- 10 years on the lees.
- Alcohol
- 12.5%
Beautifully mature, it shows plum, greengage, and stone fruit with jasmine, dried fruit, and hazelnut complexity. The palate is fresh yet powerfully structured, finishing on chalky salinity and a subtle gentian-like bitterness.
Wine Spectator
96 Points
2016
A vivid, focused Champagne, deftly integrating a rich vein of chalky minerality and firm, structuring acidity. There’s a bit of a chalky, blocky feel, but the fine, lacy mousse brings elegance and flavors of grainy green pear, pink grapefruit pith, white cherry, whole-grain toast and spring blossoms that unfurl beautifully on the palate. Lightly spiced and zesty on the finish. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Disgorged November 2025. Drink now through 2040
— Alison Napjus, 2026
Wine Spectator
96 Points
2016
"A vivid, focused Champagne, deftly integrating a rich vein of chalky minerality and firm, structuring acidity. There’s a bit of a chalky, blocky feel, but the fine, lacy mousse brings elegance and flavors of grainy green pear, pink grapefruit pith, white cherry, whole-grain toast and spring blossoms that unfurl beautifully on the palate. Lightly spiced and zesty on the finish. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Disgorged November 2025. Drink now through 2040."
— Alison Napjus, 2026
