VINOUS WINE MEDIA 90 POINTS-"The NV Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Téthys Grand Cru (2020 base) is bright, focused and beautifully delineated. The blend of 68% 2020 juice and 32% reserve wine yields a Champagne with a terrific mix of
vibrancy and complexity. There's tons of aromatic and flavorcomplexity here, and a good bit of backing structure too. Chamomile,dried herbs, pear and dried lemon confit linger. Dosage is 1.5 grams
per liter. Disgorged: March, 2023."
Fouquet focuses his efforts on their best seven acres of vineyards, most of which are Grand Cru vineyards from the deep chalk of Cramant, Chouilly and Oiry, as well as a vineyard in Mardeuil near Epernay where they farm Pinot Meunier.
"Richard Fouquet didn't grow up in Champagne, but he and his wife Karine took over some rather neglected vines in the Côte de Blancs in the mid-1990s, debuting their small label with the 1996 vintage. Today, their holdings amount to some eight hectares, predominantly in Cramant and Chouilly. Much of this fruit is sold to the négociants, so they reserve only the best for themselves, vinifying parcel by parcel, mostly in tank ("I spent time in the Centre growing up, surrounded by oak trees, so I can't abide the taste of oak in wine," explains Fouquet). Serious farming, with cultivated soils and low yields, means that these are concentrated, incisive wines that require only modest dosage; and the Foquets are now trying to keep them a year longer before release so they show more of their potential when they arrive in consumers' hands. As I've written before, these are very serious Champagnes that merit readers' attention."-William Kelley, the Wine Adovocate
Fouquet focuses his efforts on their best seven acres of vineyards, most of which are Grand Cru vineyards from the deep chalk of Cramant, Chouilly and Oiry, as well as a vineyard in Mardeuil near Epernay where they farm Pinot Meunier.
"Richard Fouquet didn't grow up in Champagne, but he and his wife Karine took over some rather neglected vines in the Côte de Blancs in the mid-1990s, debuting their small label with the 1996 vintage. Today, their holdings amount to some eight hectares, predominantly in Cramant and Chouilly. Much of this fruit is sold to the négociants, so they reserve only the best for themselves, vinifying parcel by parcel, mostly in tank ("I spent time in the Centre growing up, surrounded by oak trees, so I can't abide the taste of oak in wine," explains Fouquet). Serious farming, with cultivated soils and low yields, means that these are concentrated, incisive wines that require only modest dosage; and the Foquets are now trying to keep them a year longer before release so they show more of their potential when they arrive in consumers' hands. As I've written before, these are very serious Champagnes that merit readers' attention."-William Kelley, the Wine Adovocate
