Magnum Veuve Fourny et Fils, Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru Extra Brut NV, Champagne

Magnum Veuve Fourny et Fils, Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru Extra Brut NV, ChampagneThe attention to detail displayed by Emmanuel and Charles Henry Fourny is astonishing. They are making some of the most exciting wines in Champagne and are emerging as stars of their generation. They now own and lease (from other family members) some 20 hectares of 1er Cru vineyards in the Cte de Blancs and all exclusively from the limestone and pure chalk soils of Vertus. They practice their own lutte raisonne which is organic in the vineyards, and

and an appealing weight and minerality

5 hectares

All the grapes are picked exclusively by hand

Intense aromas of stone fruit with notes of fennel and thyme

huckleberry

tempered by cool afternoon breezes and the cold winters allowing the vines to rest and to build up reserves

with about 80% of the fruit being whole-bunch fermented

figs and dried herbs on the nose

the Turbiana grape is grown on the glacial soils just to the south of Lake Garda

with a bitter twist

This combination lends the Cabernet Sauvignon a defined structure with an elegant

The long wild yeast ferment provides additional complexity to the wine