Champagne Fleury Blanc De Noirs Brut NV (375 ml)

100% Pinot Noir from Champagne, France; medium bodied and dry, mineral driven, toasty and rich, with layers of black cherry and tart red fruit, with medium plus acid, a velvety structure, and a soft mousse. Org, Bio

Fermented spontaneously using low-intervention
- Sulphites: - 50 mg/L
- Fining (clarification): Unfined
- Filtering: Filtered
- Suitable for Vegans and vegetarians

Champagne Fleury has been run by the Fleury family for over a century, with each generation contributing to its reputation for innovation. In 1901, Emile Fleury became the first grower in Champagne to replant Pinot Noir after phyloxerra. His son, Robert Fleury, then made the unusual decision to bottle his own champagne in 1929. In the 1970s, Jean-Pierre Fleury became concerned about the effects of chemical agriculture on the environment and began experimenting with manual tilling and composting followed by a trial of biodynamy on 3 hectares of the estate in 1989. Within 3 years he decided to apply those principles to the entirety of his vineyard holdings. In 1993, Gault-Millau elected Jean-Pierre winemaker of the year and the international recognition has continued. Located in the Côtes de Bar in the village of Courteron, the Fleury estate vineyards stretch 15 hectares on both slopes of the Seine valley.

FROM THE PRODUCERS: ORIGINALLY CREATED IN 1955 BY ROBERT FLEURY, THE FAMILY CHANGED THE NAME OF THE CLASSIC CUVÉE TO ‘BLANC DE NOIRS BRUT’ IN 2010. THIS PURE PINOT NOIR WITH STRAW-GOLD TINTS REVEALS AN ELEGANT AND EXPRESSIVE NOSE, WITH DELICATE AROMAS OF WHITE PEACH AND IRIS. FRESH ON THE PALATE WITH A CRISP STRUCTURE AND LASTING FRUITY FLAVORS.

THE FLEURY ESTATE WAS FOUNDED 1895 IN COURTERON IN THE HEART OF SOUTHERN CHAMPAGNE IN THE CÔTE DES BAR. THE DOMAIN LIES NESTLED AMONG THE CLAY-LIMESTONE HILLSIDES FORMED IN THE KIMMERIDGIAN PERIOD BY THE FIRST TRIBUTARIES OF THE SEINE. THE SOURCE OF THE RIVER SEINE BEGINS 70 KM UPSTREAM, TOWARDS SAINT-SEINE-L'ABBAYE.

THE FAMILY’S PASSION FOR VITICULTURE HAS BEEN FUELED BY THE ADVENTURE OF BIODYNAMIC PRINCIPALS, GIVING A NEW MEANING TO THE PROFESSION. TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THE NATURAL AND LIVING HERITAGE OF THIS TERROIR, WHERE CUSTODIANS OF THE LAND FOREVER LEARN, IN ALL HUMILITY, TO PERCEIVE THE BALANCE AND TO UNEARTH ITS MYSTERIES.

INNOVATION HAS ALWAYS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE FLEURY FAMILY. EACH GENERATION HAS HAD TO PRODUCE NOVEL APPROACHES DURING DIFFICULT TIMES. EMILE FLEURY WAS AUDACIOUS ENOUGH TO GRAFT THE FIRST PINOT NOIR VINES IN THE REGION AFTER THE DEVASTATING PHYLLOXERA INVASION IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.

WHEN THE ECONOMIC CRISIS HIT IN 1929 HIS SON ROBERT FLEURY SAVED HIS SMALL VINE-GROWING BUSINESS BY VENTURING INTO CHAMPAGNE PRODUCTION. IN DOING SO HE BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST “GROWER-PRODUCERS” OF THE SOUTHERN CHAMPAGNE REGION, NOW KNOWN AS “CREATORS OF CHAMPAGNE GROWERS”.

IN 1970 JEAN-PIERRE FLEURY TOOK OVER AND IN 1989 HE WAS THE FIRST TO APPLY BIODYNAMIC PRACTICES TO THE VINEYARD; ONLY PARTLY AT FIRST AND THEN ENTIRELY IN 1992.

AND NOT FORGETTING MORGANE FLEURY, AN ACTRESS AND SOMMELIER WHO DEVELOPED A NEW CONCEPT OF AN ECOLOGICAL WINE AND CHAMPAGNE BAR IN CENTRAL PARIS.

JEAN-SÉBASTIEN IS ALSO AT THE HEART OF INNOVATION AT THE DOMAIN, EXPERIMENTING WITH GRAFTING TECHNIQUES IN THE VINES, AS WELL AS REINTRODUCING HORSES TO WORK ON CERTAIN PLOTS. HE HAS INSTALLED A “GALLERY OF CASKS AND BARRELS” AND CREATED THE FIRST SULPHUR-FREE WINES OF THE DOMAIN.

EQUALLY, BENOÎT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIMENTING WITH MASSALE SELECTION, AGROFORESTRY AS NEW WAYS OF CULTIVATING THE VINES IN SYMBIOSIS WITH AN ADAPTING ENVIRONMENT.

THE LOVE OF THE LAND IS UNDENIABLY WRITTEN IN THE FLEURY FAMILY’S GENES. IT IS NOT ONLY EXPRESSED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THE ROOTS AND THE LAND, BUT ALSO AS A CONVICTION THAT THEY EACH PLAY A MODEST BUT ESSENTIAL ROLE IN PROVIDING HARMONY AND UNITY THROUGH THEIR INTERACTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT.

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