Veuve Fourny & Fils Champagne Brut 1er Cru Grands Terroirs NV 750ml

Veuve Fourny’s unique know-how: a blend of Pinot Noir and Premier Cru and Grand Cru Chardonnay harvested by hand. The grapes come from the best places, 80% from “Premier Cru” plots mainly in Vertus and 20% from “Grand Cru”. Preserved in small oak wood containers, reserve wines exude the complexity of this exceptional wine: fresh and fruity Champagne, a nice balance of liveliness and roundness. It’s a champagne for any beautiful occasion …

• Country: France
• Region: Champagne
• Size: 750ml
• Alcohol by Vol: 12.0%

Varietal

Champagne Blend

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn’t unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as ‘blanc de blanc’, meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or ‘blanc de noir’, which is made solely with Pinot Noir.