Emilien Feneuil Cuvée Mix

The etymological origin of the name Sermiers, a commune located in the Champagne region of France, comes from the root “Sarm”, a concept used to describe the salinity produced by calcareous soils. It is this salinity that Emilien Feneuil wanted to protect and enhance when he took over the family vineyards in this French village. To do so, he stopped working in a conventional way and brought back the ancient techniques used by his ancestors. This 100% organic and biodynamic viticulture has resulted in outstanding quality grapes and has encouraged this new generation vigneron to make his own wines.

His cuvée Emilien Feneuil Cuvée Mix is a sparkling wine made from a selection of grapes from his 4 plots. These are 40 year old Chardonnay and Petit Meslier vines planted on calcareous soils, grown without the use of any chemicals and harvested by hand when they reach optimum ripeness. Then they move into the small cellar that Emilien made for himself on the site of the village’s first press. The grapes are spontaneously pressed and fermented together with native yeasts and the wine is aged for 10 months in barrels that have been used for 5 or 6 wines. Once the wine has been produced, it undergoes a second fermentation in the bottle and remains there for a minimum of 48 months. Disgorgement is carried out as it was done in the past, “a la volé”.

Unclarified, unfiltered and without dosage, Emilien Feneuil Cuvée Mix is a vintage sparkling wine made from a careful blending with the aim of showcasing a fruity, voluminous profile with the salinity that clearly identifies Emilien Feneuil wines.