Champagne Fleury - Flower of Europe - Brut Nature
Domaine Fleury is located in Courteron, in the Côte des Bars in Champagne . It was founded in 1895 and is today run by the fourth generation of the Fleurie family. Innovation has been the guiding principle of the Fleury family for generations. Each of them has in fact distinguished itself by an innovative approach in difficult times: Emile Fleury, master grafter qualified in 1894, was the first to plant grafted Pinot Noirs in the region after the devastating invasion of Phylloxera at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1929, while the economic crisis was ruining small winegrowers, Robert Fleury, his son, dared to create his own champagne to save his harvest: he became one of the first "harvester-handlers" in southern Champagne. In 1970, he passed the baton to Jean-Pierre Fleury who was the first in Champagne to convert his vineyard to biodynamics , in 1989 for part, then in 1992 for the whole. His daughter Morgane is an actress and sommelier, and has imagined an innovative concept of a Champagne and signature wine cellar, an eco-logical cellar in the heart of Paris. His son Jean-Sébastien also innovated: he experimented with grafting on vines and reintroduced work with horses on certain plots. He installed a “gallery of thunderbolts”, he created the estate’s first sulfur-free vintage. His other son, Benoît, is currently experimenting with mass selection and agroforestry as a new way of cultivating vines, in symbiosis with a suitable environment.
Fleur de l'Europe is made from Pinot Noir (85%) and Chardonnay (15%) , and results from a blend of the 2017 vintage (54%) and reserve wines (46%). The base vintage is vinified in vats and barrels, the reserve wines are aged in oak tuns. It was bottled for the second fermentation in July 2018, and disgorged in January 2023. The wine is non-dosed .
Grape varieties: 85% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay
