Charles Dufour

Charles Dufour is a young grower and winemaker, farming 6 certified organic hectares in Landreville in Côtes des Bars region of the Aube département. Coming from a family steeped in the winemaking traditions of this off the beaten track of a Champagne region, some of the vines were planted by his grandfather and are quite old. Charles favors working with natural yeasts for the fermentations of his wines and the wines are free of added sulphur....

Charles has taken an interest in employing Pinot Blanc in his cuvées, with this varietal figuring significantly in his Bulles de Comptoir bottlings. Recently he bottled a single varietal Pinot Blanc from a single vineyard, Le Champs du Clos. Dosage is extremely low as well, sometimes only 2g/liter.  The Liqueur de tirage is a blend of his own wine and cane sugar and the yeasts used in the secondary fermentation are derived from his own vineyar...

• Charles Dufour Extra Brut "Rosé Express" NV:  100% Pinot Noir from the Côte de Bar region in Champagne.  Clay limestone soil.  Indegenous fermentations (both primary and Malo-lactic) in large old oak casks and old oak barrels.  22 months on the lees, 5g/l of dosage. Approx. 2,800 bottles produced per year.  
• Charles Dufour Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs "Avalon" NV:  From the Côte de Bar region in Champagne, this cuvée is named after the plac...