Robert Barbichon

Champagne Robert Barbichon represents four generations worth of work in the Côte des Bar. Recent history has not been kind to this somewhat far flung region of Champagne, although prior to the 19th century the region was a fairly important source of wine. Robert Barbichon is now in the very capable hands of Robert’s two sons, Thomas & Maxime, who after learning viticulture and winemaking from their father took over duties at the family estate....

Farming across all 9 hectares of vines is strictly with the use of biodynamic practices. After 7 years of farming biodynamically they were Demeter certified in 2012 for biodynamics, they also hold an Ecocert & ACB certification for organics.

The Barbichons hold a total of 9 hectares of vines across the Côte des Bar, most of which lie in Gyé-sur-Seine along with plots in the neighboring Courteron as well as just up the Seine river in Celles-...

From the harvest, each step of the vinification is carried out using gentle and respectful methods, with the aim of revealing the purest expression of our Champagne wines.

Pressed by plot or by group of nearby plots, the grapes release the must which flows by gravity into the settling vats located in our cellars. They are put into fermentation the next day with our homemade sourdough, a culture of yeasts from our terroirs previously develop...