Robert Fleury Brut Nature

Champagne Fleury’s Robert Fleury 2013 is both a tribute and a masterpiece—a cuvée created in honor of the family’s grandfather, who first bottled the house’s wine in 1929. Produced only in the finest vintages, it embodies the richness of the Côte des Bar’s terroir and Fleury’s pioneering biodynamic philosophy. The 2013 harvest yielded fruit of great balance and aromatic intensity, drawn from 35-year-old vines rooted in clay-limestone soils. The cuvée assembles the full palette of the estate’s cépages—49% Pinot Noir, 22% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Gris, and 9% Pinot Blanc—a rare and complex blend that celebrates diversity and tradition alike. In the cellar, craftsmanship honors ancestral methods. The wine ferments and ages in 228L Burgundian oak barrels, undergoes malolactic fermentation, and experiences its second fermentation under cork and staple (sous liège et agrafe), a demanding but expressive technique. With zero dosage, the wine speaks with purity, delivering power without adornment. In the glass, it reveals a luminous gold robe with fine, persistent effervescence. The bouquet is both complex and delicate: bright notes of grapefruit zest, and green apple mingle with candied ginger, saffron, roasted peach, and a subtle touch of acacia honey. On the palate, the attack is vivid and precise, layered with pear, apple, and citrus confit, before unfolding into pastry, toasted spice, and chalky minerality. A “millefeuille multisensoriel,” this wine is at once rich and airy, structured yet harmonious, with an extraordinarily long and elegant finish. It is a Champagne of depth and generosity.