Champagne Fleury - Bolero 2008
The Domaine Fleury is located in Courteron, in the Côte des Bars in Champagne . It was founded in 1895 and is now run by the fourth generation of the Fleurie family. Innovation has been the guideline of the Fleury family for generations. Each of them is indeed illustrated by an innovative approach in difficult times: Emile Fleury, master grafter who graduated in 1894, was the first to plant grafted Pinots Noirs in the region after the devastating invasion of Phylloxera at the beginning of of the 20th century. In 1929, when the economic crisis ruined the small winegrowers, Robert Fleury, his son, dared to create his own champagne to save his harvest: he became one of the first "growers-handlers" of southern Champagne. In 1970, he handed over to Jean-Pierre Fleury, who was the first in Champagne to convert his vineyard to biodynamics , in 1989 for part of it, then in 1992 for all of it. His daughter Morgane is an actress and sommelier, and imagined an innovative concept of Champagne cellar and signature wines, an eco-logical cellar in the heart of Paris. His son Jean-Sébastien also innovated: he experimented on a vine with grafting on the vine, reintroduced horse work on certain plots. He had a "gallery of casks" installed, he created the estate's first sulphur-free cuvée. His other son, Benoît, is currently experimenting with mass selection and agroforestry as a new way of growing vines, in symbiosis with a suitable environment.
Boléro 2008 is made from Pinot Noir from the Charme de Fin, Côte de Champreau, Meam Bauché and Montégné plots. The vinification is carried out in vats (70%) and in oak barrels (30%). The wine also undergoes malolactic fermentation. It was bottled for the second fermentation in December 2009, and disgorged in July 2022. This Champagne Extra-Brut is not dosed.
Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir