Fut de Chene MV07 Brut
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted veal, seared foie gras, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Fût de Chêne MV (Multi-Vintage) series represents the pinnacle of Henri Giraud's revolutionary approach to Champagne making. Based on the 2007 harvest (hence MV07) and blended with reserve wines, this cuvée showcases the legendary terroir of the Grand Cru village of Aÿ. Historically, the wines of Aÿ were the favorites of French royalty, particularly King Henri IV, who famously styled himself as the 'Lord of Aÿ'. This cuvée is vinified and aged in oak barrels sourced from the historic Argonne Forest, a practice Claude Giraud revived to restore the traditional, rich, and vinous style of the region. The result is a spectacular, full-bodied Champagne with a deep golden hue, boasting complex aromas of baked pear, honey, toasted brioche, and a distinct mineral salinity derived from the deep chalk soils of Aÿ.
🍾 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 70%, Chardonnay 30%
🍷 ABV
12%