Fut de Chene MV Brut
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic Grand Cru village of Aÿ, the Henri Giraud Fût de Chêne MV (Multi-Vintage) represents a revolutionary approach to prestige Champagne. Rather than adhering to the traditional vintage or non-vintage categories, Henri Giraud crafts this cuvée to express the ultimate complexity of their terroir by blending a base year with a perpetual reserve. The wine is vinified and aged in oak casks sourced exclusively from the nearby Argonne Forest, a historic practice revived by the house to impart a unique, tight-grained structure and delicate woody nuances. This rich, vinous Champagne pays homage to the historical preference of French monarchs for the wines of Aÿ, delivering a powerful, textured palate characterized by baked stone fruits, honeyed brioche, and a profound mineral drive.
🍾 About the Producer
Rooted in the historic Grand Cru village of Aÿ since 1625, Champagne Henri Giraud represents a benchmark in vinous, artisanal Champagne production. Stewarded by 12th-generation proprietor Claude Giraud alongside cellar master and son-in-law Sébastien Le Golvet, the house is renowned for championing Pinot Noir cultivated on deep, south-facing belemnite chalk slopes. Henri Giraud is celebrated for reviving the historical practice of fermenting and maturing base wines exclusively in new and seasoned casks coopered from local Argonne Forest oak, as well as sandstone and terracotta amphorae, entirely eliminating stainless steel. Viticulture adheres to rigorous sustainable standards, eschewing pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides under a certified zero-residue protocol. The estate produces richly textured, vinous champagnes defined by intense chalky minerality, structural depth, and micro-oxygenated nuance. Flagship cuvées include the prestigious vintage oak-aged Argonne, the perpetual reserve multi-vintage Fût de Chêne MV series, and the PR Perpetual Reserve bottlings.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
12%