Born in Champagne to a vine grower\u2019s family, Juliette Alips quickly found her passion. Under the mentorship of her cousins, Rapha\u00ebl and Vincent B\u00e9r\u00eache of the famed B\u00e9r\u00eache et Fils estate, she learned all the ins and outs of producing champagne, from farming, to vinification, tasting, and blending.<\/p>\n
Graduated from oenology school in Beaune in 2020, she already has a few vintages under her belt with acclaimed producers like Louis Latour in Burgundy, G.D. Vajra in Piedmont, and closer to home, the Roederer Estate.<\/p>\n
Now, with the two aforementioned cousins, she has started this project – Domaine Les Monts Fournois, where the Premier Cru of the same name in the northern part of the Montagne de Reims will be their focus.<\/p>\n
Until those vintages are ready to release, she is also making a small handful of bottlings with fruit purchased from exceptional small-time growers, courtesy of her family connections.<\/p>\n
This one comes from the C\u00f4te des Blancs, a ways further south from the Domaine. It’s all Grand Cru Chardonnay from Mesnil-sur-Oger & Oger with their chalky soils. Just like her family does with B\u00e9r\u00eache et Fils, this one spends five years on lees before release.<\/p>\n
It has all the signature notes that these Grand Crus are known for: endless amounts of lemon zest, little wisps of floral tones, and electrifying minerality. All of it wrapped up with a nice touch of creaminess from the longer lees aging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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