Fut de Chene MV09 Brut
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pheasant, creamy mushroom risotto, roasted veal chop
✨ Technical Specifications
The Henri Giraud Fût de Chêne MV09 Brut represents a masterful expression of the Grand Cru terroir of Aÿ, combining the richness of the 2009 harvest with the house's signature perpetual reserve system. This multi-vintage cuvée is famously vinified and aged in oak casks crafted from the nearby Argonne Forest, a traditional practice revived by Claude Giraud to restore the historical relationship between Champagne and its local wood. The result is a highly vinous, powerful Champagne with a deep golden hue, showing complex layers of candied citrus, warm spices, toasted nuts, and a profound mineral backbone. It stands as a tribute to the historic winemaking heritage of Aÿ, where royalty once sought out these prized still and sparkling wines.
🍾 About the Producer
Tracing its viticultural heritage in the Grand Cru village of Aÿ back to 1625 through the Hémart family, Champagne Henri Giraud is one of the most distinctive and artisanal Champagne houses. Today steered by Claude Giraud, the twelfth generation of the founding family, the estate is celebrated for reviving the historic tradition of vinifying and maturing Champagne exclusively in local oak barrels sourced from the nearby Forest of Argonne. Embracing organic practices and minimal intervention, Giraud champions powerful, Pinot Noir-dominant cuvées marked by intense vinous complexity, fine salinity, and exceptional aging potential. Iconic expressions such as the prestige cuvée Argonne, the Fût de Chêne MV series, and Hommage à François Hémart epitomize the house's dedication to terroir-driven richness and visionary craftsmanship.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir 70%, Chardonnay 30%
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12%