· TRANSMISSION ·
“Yesterday, today, tomorrow. Five generations driven by the same passion: to promote a terroir conducive to Meunier, to sign our wines with our winemaker identity.”
The Marne Valley is known for having clay-limestone, marl-limestone soils with a high concentration of clay. Paradoxically, Festigny being a terroir purely anchored in the Marne Valley, it stands out for its more chalky soils than other nearby terroirs. Making this village a unique and atypical terroir .
The values of the Domaine are rooted in the close relationship that Thierry had with his grandfather Henri, then in the birth of a fusional complementarity between Thierry and Murielle. Henri was a landowner attached to technical progress and the promotion of the Domaine, engaged in a process of development of the vineyard.
· TRANSITION ·
“Always see the present while looking to the future.”
The result is a unique product. A reflection of the identity of Champagne Fournier : “These are our choices, our actions and our history bottled up.”
The entire vineyard is managed in sustainable viticulture with a long-term environmental project . Respect for soils and culture is as much an ecological project as a quality imperative. A point that promotes perspectives both for blends and for the depth of wines over time.
Parents and son share a great passion for wine, with the ambition to create highly precise champagnes around the Meunier grape variety. new winemaking ideas are underway, with winemaking projects and aging in oak barrels and much more…
It is with the support of his brother Maxim that Julian joined the Domaine team in 2020 after studying wine business and gaining experience abroad. A generation with a real identity , of a flourishing oenological creativity, while maintaining strong environmental requirements. Their arrival marks the opening of a new page full of projects following the installation, in 2007-2008, of a new vat room equipped with thermo-regulated vats and a latest generation press. This new decade is the sign of many projects to come… #moretocome
・TERROIR・
“Champagne, an idyllic place to produce, above all, great wines.”
“We are very attached to the terroir of the Marne Valley where the grape variety Meunier is fully expressed. In fact, Meunier takes the largest place in our vines and in our Champagne blends. The result is a unique and distinctive wine, aromatic and structured.
In addition to the variety of grape varieties (Meunier, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir), there is a diversity of soils and exposures. Each plot produces a different grape, offering us a wide range of tastes and characteristics to produce high-quality wines.
The more diversity of Terroir and keys we have in our harvest, the greater the precision in the production of our wines.
Our winemaking methods are based on respect for time. We offer a longer than average aging time on laths in order to bring more finesse and complexity.”
Each bottle of champagne remains safe in the cellars, at least four years before disgorging. This aging time brings more structure to the wines, which can even bring notes of undergrowth, or even a very subtle veil of roasting.
