The house of Fleury is based in Courteron in the Côte des Bar, about 45 kilometres south of Troyes. The family has been rooted there since 1895 and today farms around 15 hectares on Kimmeridgian limestone and clay soils. Fleury has bottled champagne under its own label since 1929. The fourth generation is made up of Morgane, Jean-Sébastien and Benoît Fleury, the children of Jean-Pierre.
Fleury is regarded as the first champagne house to commit consistently to biodynamics. Jean-Pierre Fleury began the conversion in 1989, and by 1992 all the vineyards had been converted. The first cuvée from biodynamically grown grapes appeared in 1993 and is called Fleur de l'Europe. It is made from about 85 per cent Pinot Noir and 15 per cent Chardonnay and is produced as a Brut Nature with no dosage. The wines carry the Ecocert, Demeter and Biodyvin labels. On some parcels the soil is ploughed by horse. In 2019, for the 30th anniversary of biodynamics, the house opened the Caveau du Temps, where wooden casks and vintages are stored.
In style, Pinot Noir is at the centre, making up around 85 per cent of the vines. Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris complete the picture. The dosage is low, and several cuvées are Brut Nature or Extra Brut. Well known are the Blanc de Noirs Brut, the house's calling card, Fleur de l'Europe and the Rosé de Saignée. Then there are Notes Blanches from pure Pinot Blanc and Boléro. Sonate is the house's first cuvée made entirely without added sulphur, created with the 2009 vintage under Jean-Sébastien Fleury.
