Domaine Les Monts FournoisDomaine les Monts Fournois, Vallée, Aÿ Grand Cru

Domaine Les Monts Fournois

Domaine les Monts Fournois, Vallée, Aÿ 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

2013

AŸ is the most historically esteemed Champagne village, for the exceptional quality of its wine. Sunny and chalky, AŸ reflects the junction of different soils, chalky and rocky, generally south facing. AŸ is a unique appellation with various folds, exposition and elevations in its landscape as well as its proximity to the Marne River.

Region: Champagne

Appellation: Vallée de la Marne

Sub-Appellation: Champagne AOP

Varietal Composition: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay

Aging: 9 years on the lees.

Alcohol: 12.5%

This 2013 bears elegant witness to a great Pinot Noir terroir; AY. The first nose is fine and delicate, then reveals the power of the terroir. AY is high, AY is great. The delicacy of fresh flowers mingles with fine notes of gunflint, revealing the rock, then the power of the soil. Aromas of smoky chalk emerge, the complexity is great due to the full maturity of the 2013 vintage.