Cépage Blancs Brut Nature 2012 | Champagne by Fleury | fatcork
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Cépage Blancs Brut Nature 2012

Fleury

$150

This cuvée is a rarity in Champagne and not just because it features a blend of 86 percent chardonnay and 14 percent pinot blanc. Its second fermentation takes place under cork and staple with a “bague carée” — a square lip on the mouth of a bottle used to secure the staple or “agrafe” in French. Today, most vignerons use a metal crown cap, since the cork and staple technique is more laborious.

See: Straw yellow with blonde reflections and a lively mousse that dissipates quickly

Smell: Roasted yellow apple, floral pear and lemon compote

Taste: Yellow apple and quince with hints of almond croissant. A round, supple mouthfeel balanced by tart acidity and a bright mineral finish.

Pair: Pour this alongside crab cakes with caper aioli over watercress, or with grilled chicken with a stone fruit and basil salad. 

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Village: Courteron

Region: Aube

Vintage: 100% 2012

Varieties: 86% chardonnay, 14% pinot blanc

Disgorgement: 07/23

Dosage: 0 g/l

Champagne Fleury is located in Courteron, a village in the Aube known for its Kimmeridgian, clay and limestone soil and sunny Seine Valley slopes. Founded in 1895, the domaine has a rich history of innovation. After phylloxera destroyed Champagne’s vineyards in the late 19th century, in 1901, Emile Fleury was the first to help restore his  ravaged vineyards by grafting French pinot noir onto aphid-resistant rootstock. In 1929 during the economic crisis, instead of selling his grapes to the big houses, Emile’s son Robert Fleury began making his own Champagne. That bold leap of faith placed him among a group of  the first grower-producers in the Aube. In 1989, Jean-Pierre Fleury became the first grower to use such biodynamic practices as manual tilling and composting in his vineyards. By 1992, he had converted the entire 15-hectare estate to biodynamic.

Today, Jean-Pierre’s three children Jean-Sebastien, Morgane and Benoît Fleury continue the family tradition of experimentation and a love of their land. Jean-Sebastien created the domaine’s first sulfite-free wines. Benoît is looking at novel ways to cultivate the vines in a changing climate. And Morgane is promoting her family’s products at the jazz and Champagne bar she owns in Paris. 

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