Champagne Veuve Fourny - Cuvee R Extra Brut 1er Cru

Decanter.com – 91 pts – OC, CG, AH: *Appealing, lively mousse and an elegant, refined character on the palate. Lots of complex ripe fruit with a nice warm brioche richness, lots of intensity, and plenty of biscuity notes - a classic Champagne style. Needs another year.* - 10/2017

Vinum Magazin – 17,5/20 pts: *Verführerisches, komplexes, viel versprechendes Bukett von Backgewürzen, Zitrusfrüchten; geradliniger Auftakt, elegante Entwicklung, grosse Länge auf Noten von Nelke und Kardamom; herrlicher Wein, den man etwas reifen lässt, zu kreativer Küche.*

JancisRobinson.com – 16,5/20pts – JR: *100% Chardonnay from old vines, first-pressed must, vinified in wood, 18 months on lees in cask. No filtration, 4 years in bottle. Made 50/50 from two vintages, 2011 and 2012. Dosage 3 g/l. The R is Roger, the Fourny brothers’ father. Pale greenish straw. Dense and fresh with real class and interest. Linseed oil and excellent balance. Dry, appetising finish.* - 06/2018

Vinous.com – 94 pts – AG: *The NV Extra-Brut 1er Cru R de Veuve Fourny et Fils is a wine of tremendous personality. The R races across the palate with notable depth and character. A host of yellow stone fruits, slate, crushed rocks and smoke meld together in a deep, vinous Champagne with distinctly Burgundian inflections from fermentation in barrel. The blend of vintages 2010 and 2009 works beautifully. Readers who enjoy powerful Champagnes will love the R. In this release, it is superb. Disgorged: 04/15.* - 11/2015