VARNIER-FANNIERE - Champagne Grand cru Cuvée Jean Fannière Origine - 0

Country

France

Regulated designation

Appellation origine controlée (AOC)

Region

Champagne

Subregion

Côte des Blancs

Appellation

Champagne

Classification

Grand cru

Varietal(s)

Chardonnay

Colour

White

Sugar

Extra brut

Producer's website

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About this winery

The history of the Varnier-Fannière estate dates back to 1860, when the Fannière family began growing grapes and selling them to the Champagne negociant houses. It was only in 1950 that the family started producing Champagne under their own name. In 1989 Denis Varnier took over the vineyards and the house we know today was born. Varnier-Fannière's vineyard holdings are tiny, just 4 hectares of exclusively Grand Cru vineyards in Avize, Oger, Oiry and Cramant. Annual production is 3000 cases...

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Product notes

The "Grand Cru" vines used in the past are still being used today to produce this wine — they are all over 50 years of age. The sugar content is "Extra Brut" (only 3 g/l) and allows the wine to express the elegance and minerality of Avize, Oger and Cramant soils.

Production notes

This wine is dedicated to the grand-father, Jean FANNIÈRE, who had decided to stop selling his grapes in the 1950’s to produce his own Champagne. Made in the "old-fashioned way", this wine will be delivered to you in a white wooden case, just like Jean used to do it in the old days.

Press reviews

- 94 points -

Antonio Galloni, November 2014

"The NV Extra-Brut Cuvée de Jean Fannière Origine is built on a core of pure vertical structure. Intense, deep and resonant in the glass, the Origine boasts marvelous intensity and breath. The expression of Chardonnay is bold and powerful, with a level of richness that suggests vinification in oak (there is none). This vivid, impeccable Champagne will deliver considerable pleasure for years. The current release is 100% Chardonnay, 70% Cramant and 30% Oger, equal parts 2009 and 2008."

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- 93 points -

Stephan Tanzer, December 2013

"Bright straw. Intensely perfumed scents of chalky minerals, pear skin, lemongrass and white flowers, with a smoky quality building with air. Dry, racy and precise, offering vibrant melon and citrus fruit flavors and a deeper note of poached pear. Finishes with excellent clarity and striking length, leaving mineral and floral notes behind."

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