Champagne Verrier & Fils

Champagne house in Etoges, Côte des Blancs.

Village: Etoges
Region: Côte des Blancs
Founded: 1929
Cuvées in the guide: 7

Verrier‌ & Fils is a family estate in Étoges, between Épernay and Sézanne. The Verrier family have been growers from father to son since 1860, now over five generations. The family used to sell still wines; in 1929 Raymond Verrier created the champagne brand. His son Francis joined in 1958, and in 1992 Emmanuel Verrier took over the running of the vineyard, planting more Chardonnay and modernising the facilities. Since 2009 he has managed the estate together with his wife Laurence.

Vineyards The estate has 35 plots on 5 hectares of sunny slopes in Étoges, Fèrebrianges, Beaunay and Épernay, with 57% Meunier, 34% Chardonnay and 9% Pinot Noir. The vines average 45 years old, the oldest more than 90 years; much of the vineyard comes from sélection massale. The entire vineyard is HVE certified and no herbicides or insecticides are used. On average 30,000 bottles are sold each year.

Method Harvesting is by hand and vinification takes place in stainless steel and enamelled steel tanks; the Cuvée Ismérie is partly fermented in new 205-litre oak barrels. The cellars are dug into the chalk, in a 100-metre gallery 15 metres underground.

Champagnes

Brut Tradition (75% Meunier, 4 years in the cellar)
Brut Nature
Brut Pinot Noir
Brut Rosé
Brut Fleuron (since 1985)
Cuvée Ismérie (Chardonnay, Extra Brut)
Millésimé Cuvée Raymond Verrier

Cuvées by Verrier & Fils

Verrier & Fils Cuvée Brut Fleuron

Blend · Brut · 90% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Noir

Created in 1985, a taut and fine blend with 25% reserve wines.

Verrier & Fils Cuvée Brut Nature

Blend · Brut Nature · 1/3 Chardonnay, 1/3 Meunier, 1/3 Pinot Noir

Zero-dosage blend of equal parts of the three grapes, aged four years.

Verrier & Fils Cuvée Brut Pinot Noir

Blanc de Noirs · Brut · 100% Pinot Noir

Powerful, vinous Pinot Noir created in 2003 from two villages and three lieux-dits.

Verrier & Fils Cuvée Brut Rosé

Rosé · Brut · Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Meunier

White wine of 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Noir blended with macerated red Meunier.

Verrier & Fils Cuvée Brut Tradition

Blend · Brut · 75% Meunier, 20% Chardonnay, 5% Pinot Noir

Blend from 5 villages and 30 lieux-dits in the Petit Morin with 25% reserve wines, aged four years.

Verrier & Fils Cuvée Ismérie

Blanc de Blancs · Extra Brut · 100% Chardonnay

Chardonnay from Étoges and Fèrebrianges, partly vinified in new 205-litre oak barrels.

Verrier & Fils Millésimé Cuvée Raymond Verrier

Blend · Brut · 90% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Noir

Vintage from vines over 50 years old in five lieux-dits of Étoges, vinified in tank and barrel.

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