Emmanuel took over the family parcels in the 1er cru village of Villers-aux-Noeuds, just south of the city of Reims, in 1997 when the last lease on the family parcel had expired. The village once boasted 200 hectares of vines, but shortly after the turn of the 19th Century, many of those vineyards became victim to market forces and were razed for the expansion of the city. The best hillside parcels remained intact, including Le Mont Benoit. Th...
In 2006 he acquired a 2000-kilogram vertical press, half the size of a standard traditional press, which allows him to separate as many different lots as possible according to variety,
vine age and location within the vineyard and vinify them separately. Emmanuel seeks to get the juice fermenting as quickly as possible, within 24 to 30 hours after the grapes have been picked. From the press, the juice goes into tanks for a short débour...
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