Our vintages
CHAMPAGNE FOURNAISE-DUBOIS
When the natural environment, meets the talents of men.
The Fournaise family exercises all of its art to sublimate the character of the grapes that it has rigorously selected. With not only a perfect mastery of the assembly, but also the time spent for the vintage to flourish in the cellar.
The grapes are picked by hand and great care is taken with their transport, in order to bring them to the press intact. The pressing of healthy, ripe grapes is soft and fractionated in order to release juices of different qualities and retain only the best.
It is by associating tradition and modernity that our vintages are elaborated in thermo-regulated tanks, in order to prepare them in the best conditions. The storage in oak barrels creates all the conditions of a «controlled oxidation» and contributes to the roundness of the Champagne. Sheltered from light the bottles remain in the cellar for a long period of maturation.
All the champagnes proposed are already mature. They can be consumed immediately. It is also possible to keep them a few years in the cellar between 12 ° and 14 °. In order to express fully their harmony and their finesse serve between 6° – 8°.
Champagne Plural
CHAMPAGNE FOURNAISE-DUBOIS
The blending of wines from different grape varieties enables the contrasts and complementarities of the vintage to be created.
The Fournaise-Dubois house has always produced champagne while respecting Champagne traditions:
- The Champagne Vintage Tradition
- Brut Champagne Vintage Reserve
- Pink Brut Champagne
Then there are times when luck is linked to the land and the perseverance of a family business to create exceptional vintages.
The Fournaise-Dubois house offers you its vintage Champagne reserves:
The Champagne Grand Reserve
The Champagne Blanc de Blancs
The Champagne Blanc de Noirs
- The Champagne Amphore
The Champagne Fournaise-Dubois obtained the grand prize of excellence at the competition of oenologists of France «Les Vinalies 2015»
Vintage Tradition Brut
Robe : pale golden yellow.
Nez : fleshy fruit aromas, in particular yellow peach and dried apricot.
En bouche : you will get the same fruity notes that you felt on the nose, generously developing its stone fruit aromas.
100% de Pinot Meunier
Gold medal at the Lyon 2021 competition
Brut « Cuvée de Réserve »
Composition of the vintage
This Brut “Cuvée de Réserve» is a blend of 3 Champagne grape varieties. Very fruity and round bodied, it consists of 1/3 Pinot Noir, 1/3 Pinot Meunier and 1/3 Chardonnay.
Tasting Notes
The sparkling wine robe is defined by the pale golden hue, embellished with bubbles of a great finesse, a characteristic in wines of great elegance. The Cuvée de Réserve has a delicious bouquet of ripe fruit and peach kernels. The rich, full bodied roundness of the Pinot Noir combined with the freshness and elegance of the Chardonnay highlight its elegant structure. A lively and balanced wine, that calls for … another taste.
Food & Wine
Champagne Fournaise-Dubois «Brut Cuvée de Réserve» is an aperitif champagne, with a fruity charm, which will find its place alongside pan-fried scallops or roasted fowl.
Pink Brut champagne
Composition of the vintage
This seductive Pink Brut Champagne is made with grapes from old vines and assembled with 3 different Champagne varieties: 35% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay (including 30% old wines), to which is added 15% Wine AOC Coteaux Champenois.
Tasting Notes
This seductive Pink Brut Champagne is made with grapes from old vines and assembled with 3 different Champagne varieties: 35% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay (including 30% old wines), to which is added 15% Wine AOC Coteaux Champenois.
Food & Wine
This Pink Brut Champagne has the strongest character of the Fournaise-Dubois range. Very pleasant as an aperitif, this Champagne can also accompany certain cheeses such as chaource and all desserts made from red fruits.
Available in bottles (75cl), magnum (1.5l) and half bottles (37,5cl)
Grande Réserve Millésimé
Composition of the vintage
The Grande Réserve Millésime is made from 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay, 25% of which has been matured in oak barrels for 6 months. This vintage comes from a selection of our most beautiful vineyard grapes.
Tasting Notes
The perfect clarity of the golden-yellow robe, with sparkling reflections is complemented by finebubbles. A delicate head of foam develops after serving. With a flattering floral bouquet, this Champagne highlights the aromas from both white and black grapes: aromas of red and of dried fruit. The vivacity of the first moments gives way to a harmony of freshness and elegance with a light hint of toast and brioche. A crisp, fruity bouquet with many levels.
Food & Wine
The vintage Grande Réserve millésimé is exquisite champagne with an excellent bouquet. Toast around the finest dishes: Foie gras for example
Available in bottles (75cl), magnum (1,5L) and jeroboam (3L)
Blanc de Blancs Millésimé
Composition of the vintage
This tasty Champagne is made with 100% Chardonnay from the lands of the Ardre Valley. These Chardonnays come from our best grapes selected during the harvest.
Tasting Notes
This Champagne Blanc de Blancs reveals a robe of pale gold perfected with brilliant reflections. The foam is fine and persistent, with very light bubbles, characteristic of the great White Champagnes Blancs. The floral bouquet round and delicate has notes such as acacia and linden. Its maturity is expressed by sustained aromas of honey and almond. Your palate will experience the richness of the Chardonnay highlighted by the aromas of white flowers, developing warm round notes of honey to finish on toasted notes, with aromas of butter and brioche. Freshness and fleshy roundness compose a very beautiful harmony of Champagne which is unforgettable and stays with you for a remarkable period of time.
Food & Wine
This Champagne Blanc de Blancs is the jewel in the Fournaise-Dubois range. Fabulous as an aperitif, it will be in perfect harmony with a millefeuille of salmon or accompanying any seafood, shellfish or fish.
Cuvée Blanc de Noirs
Composition of the vintage
This 100% Pinot Noir vintage comes from 30 year old vines selected by us.
Tasting Notes
This natural and noble wine is produced in oak barrels so as to give the wine an extraordinary sharpness by the micro-oxygenation of the wood. Produced In very limited quantities; it offers all the flavors of champagne.
Robe: foam generous and very fine, with an amber yellow gold color.
Bouquet: Very fresh, distilled with aromatic notes of acacia and vanilla.
Palate: Tonic, structured with a full body of Pinot noir which completes its beautiful roundness.
Food & Wine
This Blanc de Noirs is positioned separately in our vintage range due to the refined procedure of using oak barrels. For the gourmets this vintage goes very well with fish and shellfish.
Silver Ice
Soft, round champagne, revealing fruity and gourmet notes.
With its specific dosage (60 gr/L), it can be enjoyed with ice, with some mint leaves or citrus peels… to end on a fresh note.
Ratafia
Ratafia de Champagne is the result of a clever blend of Champagne brandy and grape must.
Its sweet, smooth and very expressive flavor makes it the perfect wine for the aperitif.