In 2009, Raymond Boulard's three children decided to follow their own professional paths. The Raymond Boulard Champagne House ceased to exist therefore. Francis Boulard, his wife Jeanne and daughter Delphine started the house called Champagne Francis Boulard & Fille. For many years, Francis Boulard pushed the Raymond Boulard family estate towards organic methods; hence it is that some of their parcels were already converted and certified to be...
The estate's orientation towards organic cultivation goes back several years. Wanting to make Champagne wines of character and as natural as possible, a goodly proportion of the vines in Cormicy have been cultivated without weedkillers or synthetic chemicals since 2001. This conversion has been controlled by Ecocert since 2004. Since then, they have been cultivated biodynamically (see below) and certified by Ecocert. Now that the Francis Boula...
The harvest is timed to give the highest possible natural sugar, without worrying about acidity, as long as the grapes remain healthy. Francis Boulard's father often repeated to him. “We make the best wines from grapes with the highest natural sugar, over 10% potential.”
The grapes are pressed immediately after being harvested. Pressing is carried out in a membrane press holding 2 tonnes. This gives a f...
2015 Bettane and Desseauve Wine Guide
Ranked 3-star
"Since 2009 Francis Boulard's daughter Delphine has been working with him and they have been free to make the wine they want on about 3 hectares (7½ acres) with a lovely grand cru parcel at Mailly and other equally excellent parcels in the nearby Reims hills, all entirely cultivated with respect for soil, plants and the environment."
Les Murgiers extra-brut: 17.5 /20 - Editor's Choic...
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