Fut de Chene MV16 Brut
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, seared scallops
✨ Technical Specifications
The Fût de Chêne MV (Multi-Vintage) series from Champagne Henri Giraud represents the pinnacle of the house's revolutionary approach to oak-aged Champagne. Based on the 2016 harvest (MV16) and enriched with a perpetual reserve dating back to 1990, this cuvée is crafted from Grand Cru vineyards in Aÿ. The wine undergoes primary fermentation and aging in oak casks sourced exclusively from the historic Argonne Forest, a practice revived by Claude Giraud to re-establish the historical link between Champagne and its local terroir. This meticulous process yields a vinous, deeply textured Champagne that marries the power of Aÿ Pinot Noir with the elegance of Chardonnay, showcasing notes of baked stone fruits, toasted brioche, and a profound mineral salinity driven by the region's landmark chalk soils.
🍾 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%