Domaine Les Monts Fournois Champagne Grand Cru Vallee Extra Brut 2014

Domaine Les Monts Fournois Champagne Grand Cru Vallée Extra Brut 2014 is a refined, terroir-driven Champagne crafted from Pinot Nero (Pinot Noir) in the heart of France’s famed Champagne region. This vintage-dated Extra Brut highlights the purity of the fruit and the character of its hillside vineyards, offering a sleek, gastronomic style. As a Grand Cru bottling from a single domaine, it captures both the prestige of the appellation and the individuality of a carefully tended site in a standout year.

Tasting Notes
In the glass, this 2014 Extra Brut shows a luminous, pale gold color with fine, persistent bubbles that form a delicate mousse. The nose opens with precise aromas of red apple skin, pear, and yellow citrus, layered with hints of brioche, chalky minerality, and a subtle floral lift. On the palate, the wine is taut and energetic, driven by Pinot Noir’s structure and depth. Expect flavors of crisp orchard fruit, lemon zest, and white peach, framed by notes of toasted nuts and fresh pastry from extended lees contact. The Extra Brut dosage keeps the profile dry and focused, allowing the saline, mineral finish to shine through with impressive length. This 2014 vintage has the concentration and acidity to evolve gracefully for several more years in the cellar, gaining further complexity and nuance while retaining its backbone of freshness.

Production
Sourced from Grand Cru vineyards in the Champagne region, Domaine Les Monts Fournois works with Pinot Nero grown on well-drained, chalk-rich slopes that provide excellent natural acidity and precision. Grapes are typically harvested by hand at optimal ripeness to ensure careful selection of bunches in the vineyard. In the cellar, the must is vinified with a gentle press and cool fermentation to preserve varietal purity and aromatic clarity, followed by an extended period of aging on the lees in bottle to build texture, complexity, and fine, creamy bubbles. The Extra Brut style, with its low dosage, is chosen to highlight the character of the terroir rather than sweetness.

Food & Serving
This Champagne’s dry, focused profile makes it a versatile partner at the table. It pairs beautifully with refined seafood dishes such as oysters, scallops, sushi, and sashimi, as well as delicately prepared white fish or poached lobster. It also works well with lightly smoked salmon, poultry in cream-based sauces, and soft-ripened cheeses like Brie or Chaource. Serve well chilled, ideally around 8–10°C (46–50°F). A brief 15–20 minutes in a decanter or simply allowing the wine to open in the glass can help reveal additional layers of complexity, especially as the wine warms slightly from fridge temperature.

Producer
Domaine Les Monts Fournois takes its name from one of Champagne’s notable hillside vineyards, reflecting a strong link between the estate and its origin. As a focused grower-producer working within the Champagne region’s most prized crus, the domaine emphasizes meticulous work in the vines and precise, small-lot vinification in the cellar. While its production is limited compared with larger houses, this allows a stronger expression of site and vintage, making cuvées like the Grand Cru Vallée Extra Brut 2014 particularly sought after by enthusiasts looking for characterful, terroir-driven Champagne.

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