Baroville family maison founded in 1847, with 25 hectares, rare Pinot Blanc, Blanc de Noirs and Rosé de Saignée.
The producer
Founded in 1847, Champagne Philippe Fourrier is a family maison in Baroville, in the Côte des Bar. Five generations have carried the house forward. Julien Fourrier directs production across 25 hectares planted to Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and rare Pinot Blanc. The range includes blended and single variety cuvées, a 100% Pinot Noir Blanc de Noirs, a Pinot Blanc specialty Champagne, Rosé de Saignée and the Extra Brut Grande Cuvée Intimiste. Reserve wines, dosages and vintage distinctions shape the cuvée work.
Known for
Rare Pinot Blanc Champagne
Notable facts
Champagne Philippe Fourrier was founded in 1847.
The family house has been inherited through five generations.
The vineyard covers 25 hectares in Baroville.
The house produces a specialty Champagne from rare Pinot Blanc.
From the atlas
Champagne Philippe Fourrier
A family maison in Baroville, in the Côte des Bar, making blended and single variety Champagne from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and rare Pinot Blanc.
Blanc de Noirs, Rosé de Saignée, Grande Cuvée Intimiste
The Producer
Rare Pinot Blanc is planted alongside Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier at Champagne Philippe Fourrier, and the house makes a specialty Champagne from it. Julien Fourrier directs production. He selects parcels, works with reserve wines and dosages, and distinguishes vintage years.
The house combines family continuity with a range that includes both blended and single variety cuvées. The work stays focused on grape choice, reserve wine selection, dosage balance and the differences between harvest years.
Place
Baroville lies in the Côte des Bar, in south Champagne. The vineyards occupy south and southwest facing slopes in the natural amphitheater of the village.
South facing slopes receive strong sunlight, which supports ripening. In sparkling wine, ripe fruit and firm acidity need to coexist, since the base wine gains a second fermentation and pressure in bottle. The Baroville slopes provide the physical setting for that balance.
Wines
The range moves between blended cuvées and wines built around one grape variety. Reserve wines add earlier harvest material to a blend, dosage adjusts the final sweetness, and vintage cuvées keep the character of individual harvest years distinct.
Blanc de Noirs is made from 100% Pinot Noir. As a white Champagne made from a red grape, it appears pale yellow with matte gold reflections and fine streams of bubbles. The Pinot Blanc specialty Champagne is toasted on the nose, round and persistent, with saline freshness.
Rosé de Saignée is the house's color focused rosé style. The Grande Cuvée Intimiste is Extra Brut, a category defined by low dosage, with attention given to the balance created by that addition.
Final Word
Champagne Philippe Fourrier joins Baroville vineyards with rare Pinot Blanc and cuvées shaped by reserve wines, dosage and vintage distinctions.