MSW_Wine&Spirits2018

D O M A I N E F O U R N I E R P E R E E T F I L S

France Owner: Claude Fournier Winemaker: Claude Fournier Founded: 1995 www.davidmilliganselections.com/our-estates/domaine-fournier-pere-et-fils

The Fournier family, which has been making wine since the 1800s, now presides over one of the most important estates in the Sancerre region. Domaine Fournier is comprised of 222 acres in the appellations of Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume and Menetou-Salon. The Sancerre vineyards include top sites in the villages of Verdigny, Sancerre, Bue and Maimbray, which helps bring sophistication and complexity to the wines. The family controls every detail of the process from planting vines through bottling, using only their best selections for the Domaine’s wines. Farming practices are responsible and yields are rigorously controlled. Vineyard parcels are carefully selected and grapes are sorted by hand. The modern, thermo-regulated winery is designed to allow the use of gravity from vinification and elevage to bottling, which ensures delicate treatment throughout the process.

T H E W I N E K E Y S • ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ESTATES IN THE SANCERRE REGION BASED ON BOTH THE EXTENT OF THEIR VINEYARD HOLDINGS AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO QUALITY • THE FOURNIER FAMILY OWNS AND OPERATES THE DOMAINE, CONTROLLING EVERY STEP OF THE PROCESS • THE WINES ARE PRECISE, CLEAN AND FINELY TEXTURED WITH FRUIT AND MINERALITY IN IDEAL BALANCE

Domaine Fournier wines are prized for their fruit expression and classic minerality. They can be found on many of the best tables around the world.

Sancerre, France

Claude Fournier