Duval-Leroy is a family business, established in 1859 through the merger of two Champagne growers. The company is still based in its village of origin, Vertus.
Handed down from father to son, it has remained independent for 148 years.
With five hundred hectares of vines, Vertus (with 2500 inhabitants) is now the second largest wine-growing district in the Champagne region, after Les Riceys. It has had rather an eventful history. An impor...
Whilst approaching Vertus, a village nestling in the heart of the Côte des Blancs, where the Duval-Leroy family home has existed since 1859, we fly over part of the 200 hectares vineyard run by this family business.
This independent supply, on a scale rarely found in Champagne, provides one quarter of the company’s annual grape requirement. A major asset, it guarantees the quality and consistency of Duval-Leroy Champagne. The delicate balan...
The first step in production that welcomes the grapes is the pressing unit. This will therefore be the starting point of our visit.
The difference in the grape varieties (both white and black) involved in making champagne means that pressing is a delicate process requiring strict control. The Vertus pressing unit that we discover here is matched by four others, located in Bligny, Beaunay, Chouilly and Sézanne. Technology will now make way f...
Pro Member |
|
|---|---|
Winemerchant Member |
|
Winery Member |
|
User |
|
Free 7 days Member trial |
|
|---|---|
Member |
|
Pro Member |
|
Winemerchant Member |
|
Winery Member |
|
User |
|