n° 596 - November 2015
Ranking of the 100 greatest winegrowers’champagnes
Champagne with character
- 12ème VEUVE FOURNY & FILS
Vertus – Côte des Blancs
190,000 bottles/year
A new generation, represented by Charles-Henry and Emmanuel Fourny
White vintage reference :
- 16/20 – Nature Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru
A very successful «white» Champagne. A rare sparkling depth for the Vertus Chardonnay. Excellent value for money.
Our favorite :
- 17/20 – Brut Clos Notre Dame Premier Cru 2005
Resounding final, en finesse, full of finesse, for this old vine chardonnay which provides a gracious and mineral interpratation for a vintage too often considered sweet.