Champagne Fleury

Founded in 1895 and now run by the 4th generation, the Fleury estate is above all the story of a family that is passionate and innovative in the art of vine and wine, with respect for nature. Under the impulse and thanks to the enlightened transmission of Jean-Pierre, three of his children continue to make this superb estate grow. Innovation has been the Fleury family's... Read more

Founded in 1895 and now run by the 4th generation, the Fleury estate is above all the story of a family that is passionate and innovative in the art of vine and wine, with respect for nature. Under the impulse and thanks to the enlightened transmission of Jean-Pierre, three of his children continue to make this superb estate grow. Innovation has been the Fleury family's guiding principle for generations. Each one of them has indeed distinguished itself by an innovative approach in difficult times: we will remember the audacity of Emile Fleury, a master grafter who graduated in 1894, who was the first to plant grafted Pinot Noirs in the region after the devastating invasion of phylloxera in the early 20th century. In 1929, when the economic crisis ruined the small winegrowers, Robert Fleury, his son, dared to create his own Champagne in order to safeguard his harvest: he became one of the first, récoltants-manipulants, Grower Champagne producers of the southern Champagne region. They are now called "the creators of Grower Champagnes". In 1970, he passed the baton to Jean-Pierre Fleury, who was the first in Champagne to convert his vineyard to biodynamic viticulture, in 1989 for part of it, then in 1992 for all of it. His daughter Morgane Fleury was not to be outdone: an actress and sommelier, she created an innovative concept of a Champagne and wine cellar, an eco-logical cellar in the heart of Paris. Her son Jean-Sébastien is also an innovator: he is experimenting with grafting on a vineyard, and reintroducing horse-work on certain plots. He has installed a "gallery of foudres" and created the first sulphur-free wine of the estate. His other son, Benoît, is currently experimenting with massal selection(2) and agroforestry(3) as a new way of cultivating the vine, in symbiosis with an adapted environment