Champagne Minière F & R
NV Minière F&R 'Influence' Champagne Brut 750mL
From the only grower Champagne from Hermonville, a small village north of Reims, the family farms the vines and makes the wine themselves. Brothers Frédéric and Rodolphe Minière lead the work here, with the former’s time with Anselme Selosse pointing them to ferment and age their base wines in oak. A meunier‑led blend from three named vineyard sites, it gains texture from time on the lees, the spent yeast that adds richness, but stays dry thanks to a light 3 g/L dosage, so the detail of the place drives the taste.
In the glass, this shows freshness and a stony cut, opening on citrus with ripe yellow fruit, and a touch of toasted wood. The bead is fine and elegant, the palate structured with real tension, and the finish long on warm toast and ripe yellow fruit. Precise, persistent, and deeply satisfying.
- Producer
- Champagne Minière F & R
- Style
- Sparkling White
- Grape
- Origin
- Champagne, France
- Farming
- Organic
- Winemaking
- Blend 50% Pinot Meunier, 25% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay from Les Couturelles, Les Fosselles, and Les Fontenelles, with base wines 85% 2022 and 15% 2021. Fermented in oak barrels with native yeast; malolactic conversion is not systematic and occurs naturally, depending on the vintage. Aged 8 months on fine lees in barrel with lees stirring as needed, using 30% barrels under 4 years old and 70% barrels 5 years and older. Aged 3 years in bottle in the cellar before release. Disgorged at least 6 months before release. Dosage: 2.5 g/L.
Hermonville, Marne, Grand Est, France
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Champagne Minière F & R
Frédéric and Rodolphe Minière took over in 2005 after oenology studies and time working in other cellars. Frédéric spent two harvests in the late 1990s with Anselme Selosse, which pushed the brothers toward fermenting and aging all their base wines in oak and toward a careful, vineyard first approach. They began bottling under their own name, with their first releases in the 2010s.
Today the estate farms nearly 8 acres in Hermonville on south to southeast slopes, working with organic soil amendments and cover crops, relying on native yeast in barrel, aging the non vintage wines several years in the cellar before release, and bottling without filtration to preserve texture and character.
| Nose | Fresh citrus, stony, complex |
|---|---|
| Palate | Yellow fruit and citrus, toasted and woody notes, well balanced tension, structured |
| Finish | Long, citrus with toasted wood, elegant and persistent |
| Texture | Fine, elegant bead |
| Body | Light to medium |
| Serving | Serve at 45-48°F. No decanting. |
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Pairs with
- Oysters on the half shell. Tempura prawns. Tuna crudo with lemon and olive oil. Roast chicken with thyme. Triple cream cheese.
- Blend
- 58% Pinot Meunier, 22% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir
- Terroir
- Hermonville blend from three lieux dits, silt, clay and sand over lacustrine limestone, south to southeast facing hillside.
red grape · regional staple
Pinot Meunier
pee·nohmuh·nyay
Sappy red fruit and bread-dough warmth; ripens earliest of the three champagne grapes.
white grape · major international
Chardonnay
shar·doh·nay
Waxy palate weight and bright acidity that scale seamlessly from steely mineral to rich butter.
red grape · major international
Pinot Noir
pee·nohnwahr
Silky tannins and forest-floor earth beneath bright, high-acid red cherry fruit.
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From the only grower Champagne from Hermonville, a small village north of Reims, the family farms the vines and makes the wine themselves. Brothers Frédéric and Rodolphe Minière lead the work here, with the former’s time with Anselme Selosse pointing them t...
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