The 2017 En Vieux Fombrés cuvée from Maison Doyard is a Coteaux Champenois Blanc of rare expressiveness.
2017 is a rare vintage in Champagne, a year with very fruity notes.
This cuvée is a still white wine made from Chardonnay grapes from a single plot called "Vieux Fombrés," located halfway up the hillside in the Premier Cru terroir of Vertus on the Côte des Blancs.
The grapes are vinified and aged entirely in Burgundy oak barrels. Malolactic fermentation is blocked in order to balance the wine and maintain a beautiful tension.
This Coteaux Champenois Blanc En Vieux Fombrés 2017 from Maison Doyard is a white wine of great finesse, with beautiful notes of white fruit.
