Fut de Chene MV14 Brut
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared turbot with rich butter sauce, roasted veal sweetbreads, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Fût de Chêne MV14 represents Henri Giraud's revolutionary 'Multi-Vintage' philosophy, where the heart of the blend is anchored in the 2014 harvest from the historic Grand Cru terroir of Aÿ, seamlessly integrated with a perpetual reserve of older vintages dating back to 1990. This exceptional cuvée is vinified and aged in small oak casks sourced from the nearby Argonne Forest, a signature practice revived by Claude Giraud to pay homage to historical Champagne methods. The result is a vinous, highly textured Champagne of immense power and complexity, reflecting the chalky soils and sun-drenched slopes of Aÿ's legendary Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards.
🍾 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%