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  • Time

    13:47 PM
  • Wine average?

    89 Tb
  • Country Ranking?

    886
  • Region Ranking?

    104
  • Popularity ranking?

    217

History

Our family association with vine-growing can be traced back to 1753, when our ancestors grew vines in the neighbouring village of Chamery; although there is a document that suggests the tradition goes back even further, referring to a “measure of vines” in 1533 that was mapped out by Pierre Maillart, a sworn surveyor working in Chamery for Saint Nicaise abbey.

 

It is now the turn of the ninth generation to take the reins, in the form of...

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Vineyards

We only have vines in the Premier and Grand Cru villages of the Montagne de Reims. Having long since settled in the area and become wholly familiar with the vineyards, our ancestors were able to keep and select the best terroirs. Added to which, our vines are well-established, mostly planted halfway up the hillside an ideally located for producing excellent quality wines.

In keeping with the region’s typicity, our vineyards contain a high p...

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Winemaking

In the winery, we pay particular attention to the first few hours in making a wine. We regularly monitor its progress by tasting and gear subsequent practices accordingly. Vinification and maturing are carried out either in vats or in the barrel depending on the source of the grapes. Our reserve wines are also partly matured in barrels to increase their complexity.

When the time comes for blending, we therefore have a wide variety of wines ...

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Inside information

This plot of vines has an unusual history that’s worth mentioning. It takes us back to the early 20th centyry and the damage caused by the phylloxera crisis following which the vineyards, including this particular plot, were gradually replanted with grafted stock. However, my father noticed that many plants died except those that had developed their own root system. On the basis of this observation, he decided, in 1973, to replant this entire ...

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9 different wines with 18 vintages

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