Petite Montagne de Reims, on loamy sand soils at Villedommange. Every cuvée is AOC Champagne Premier Cru, fermented in thermoregulated stainless steel and held long in the cellar.
The house sits at 44 rue de Reims in Ville-Dommange, in the Petite Montagne de Reims, and bottles every cuvée under the Premier Cru appellation.
It is a member of Les Champagnes de Vignerons, the banner created in 2001 by the General Syndicate of Vintners of Champagne. Membership guarantees the Champagne is made from vines the winemaker cultivates himself and develops on his own domain, under the specifications of the Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée.
Their winemaking, step by step ›Thermoregulated stainless steel
Every cuvée ferments in temperature-controlled stainless steel and goes through malolactic fermentation.
Three to ten years on lees
Nothing leaves early. Three years for Instinct and Nuance, four for Écrin, ten for the Millésime.
Meunier
Villedommange · 1er CruThe largest share of Instinct, and the base of the rosé Nuance.
Pinot Noir
Petite Montagne de ReimsEighty-five per cent of Écrin, the house’s Brut Réserve.
Chardonnay
Loamy sand soilsA quarter of Instinct; an equal third of the Millésime.
Four cuvées, all of them AOC Champagne Premier Cru.
Instinct, Écrin and the rosé Nuance. Three assemblages, each with a different dominant variety.
Millésime 2013, ten years in the cellars before disgorgement.
Light gold. Maturity aromas followed by white flower notes. Lovely attack with creamy hints, a mineral and chalky body, persistent finish and perfect balance.
Bright gold. Light crystallised fruit with fresh pear and grape. Crisp on the attack with citrus, balanced by smoothness and brioche. Beautiful length, fresh finish.
Pink with a light amber tint. Small red fruits — strawberry, raspberry — lifted by blackcurrant. Lively attack, strength balanced by a touch of acidity. Crisp and generous.
Bright gold. Gingerbread and candied pineapple. Fresh, expressive and mature in the mouth, closing tangy.
