Chardonnay
Best known in Burgundy, Champagne, California
The world's most versatile white grape. Crisp, mineral and citrusy in cool places like Chablis; rich, creamy and toasty when oak-aged in warmer spots. It is also a key grape in Champagne.
Thierry FournierChampagne, France
Thierry Fournier Champagne Half Bottle
£27.9537.5cl
Why you'll love it
A proper grower Champagne with depth and character that punches well above its price point. The half bottle format is perfect for two glasses each, aperitifs, or solo celebrations without opening a full bottle.
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- CountryFrance
- RegionChampagne
- GrapeChardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
- StyleSparkling
What it tastes like
Rich yet fresh, with ripe orchard fruit, brioche, biscuit, citrus peel, and subtle floral notes. Pinot Meunier gives it a generous, rounded texture, while long lees ageing adds complexity and a chalky finish.
Light
Full
Lovely with
- LobsterGrilled lobster · Thermidor · Lobster roll
- ScallopsSeared scallops · Pea purée · Black pudding
- AperitifBefore dinner · Garden drinks · Salted nuts
- OystersRoyal Bay oysters · Shallot vinegar
- StrawberriesStrawberries and cream · Eton mess
Smoked salmon, oysters, fried chicken, triple cream cheeses, or simply salted crisps. Also excellent as an apéritif.
The grapes
Pinot Meunier
Best known in Champagne, England
One of the three main grapes of Champagne, alongside Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. It adds fruit, softness and early approachability to the blend. Increasingly made into still and sparkling wines in its own right, including in England.
Pinot Noir
Best known in Burgundy, Oregon, New Zealand
The great red grape of Burgundy. Cherry, raspberry, earthy and floral notes, with silky tannins and fresh acidity. Notoriously hard to grow well, but capable of extraordinary elegance, and a key grape in Champagne and English sparkling wine.
Where it's from
Champagne
France
The world's greatest sparkling wine region, by some distance. Chalk soils, cool climate and centuries of expertise combine to create wines of extraordinary finesse and complexity. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier in various combinations; from the non-vintage everyday to the prestige cuvée extraordinary.
Meet the producer
Thierry Fournier
Champagne, France
Thierry Fournier is a grower Champagne made by the Fournier family in Festigny, in the Vallée de la Marne. The Réserve is the domaine's flagship cuvée, mostly Pinot Meunier. Love Wine stocks it in half bottles.
More from Thierry Fournier →The story behind it
Produced by the Fournier family in Festigny in the Vallée de la Marne, the Réserve is the domaine's flagship cuvée. The blend is typically around 80% Pinot Meunier with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, plus reserve wines from previous vintages. It spends up to five years on lees, giving impressive texture and maturity for a non-vintage Champagne. The estate farms organically and focuses on parcel-by-parcel expression.
If you like these, you'll love this: Grower Champagnes from the Vallée de la Marne, Champagne Blanc de Noirs, or richer styles from producers like Billecart-Salmon and Charles Heidsieck.
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