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Vinous on VARNIER-FANNIERE

Titre

"Avize is one of the truly great villages in Champagne and is home to a number of world-class growers. In that context, Denis Varnier's wines, informed by a number of old-vine parcels, stand out for their depth, vinosity and breadth. The trademark Avize minerality is alive in the Varnier-Fannière Champagnes, but all the flavors seem to live in a rich, multi-dimensional world here."
November 2013


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VARNIER-FANNIERE
Espirit de Craie Extra-Brut

Product code Product code 871567
Format Format 6x750ml
Country Country France
Regulated designation Regulated designation Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region Region Champagne
Subregion Subregion Côte des Blancs
Appellation Appellation Champagne
Varietal(s) Varietal(s) Chardonnay 100 %
Colour Colour White
Sugar Sugar Extra brut
Closure type Closure type Cork


- 93 Points -

Vinous, November 2022


The NV Extra Brut Esprit de Craie sure lives up to its name. Bright, savory and intensely mineral, the Esprit de Craie is a bundle of energy. Lemon confit, graphite, dried herbs, smoke and underbrush confer tons of nuance. The Esprit de Craie is one of the most complex and distinctive Champagnes I tasted this year. There's a lot of wine here, the Esprit is austere and yet also wonderfully complex. Dosage is 6 grams per liter. Disgorged: June 7, 2022.

 VARNIER-FANNIERE

Espirit de Craie Extra-Brut

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VARNIER-FANNIERE
St. Denis Brut Grand cru

Champagne, France

752471 | 6x750ml |

- 93 Points -

Wine Advocate, March 2021


The October 2019 disgorgement of Varnier-Fannière's NV Brut Grand Cru Cuvée Saint-Denis continues to show very nicely, revealing aromas of ripe citrus fruit, yellow apple, fresh apricot, wheat toast and marzipan, followed by a full-bodied, broad and powerful palate that's elegantly fleshy and nicely concentrated. It's an expressive, textural Champagne that exemplifies the house style.
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St. Denis Brut Grand cru

VARNIER-FANNIERE
Grand Cru Brut

Champagne, France

727510 | 6x750ml |

- 91 Points -

Wine Spectator, November 2022


Offers appealing floral and spice notes that waft through juicy yellow peach and white cherry fruit, pickled ginger and mineral notes carried on a refined mousse. Reveals hints of salted almond and candied orange peel on the finish. Chardonnay. Disgorged January 2022. Drink now. 95 cases imported.
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Grand Cru Brut

About VARNIER-FANNIERE

VARNIER-FANNIERE

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 in total! Winemaking is artisanal and old-fashioned, including full malolactic fermentations and the back- straining operation of an old Coquard press. Interestingly, the wines are bottled at about 10-15% less pressure than most producers.



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