Two very different lands. Trigny in the Massif de Saint-Thierry for roundness, Ville-Dommange for freshness and length. Low-intervention winemaking throughout: pressed by gravity, settled by natural decantation, fermented on natural yeast.
Fabien works four hectares split between two massifs: one third at Ville-Dommange in the Montagne de Reims, two thirds at Trigny in the Massif de Saint-Thierry. Ville-Dommange brings the limestone matrix that gives the wine its ageing potential; Trigny brings the clay-sand matrix, and with it volume and texture.
“But these are broad lines, because on each terroir you have to count between five and six different types of soil.”
He came to see the two as complementary: Ville-Dommange for the tension of the limestone, Trigny for the texture of the clay-sand.
His profile at the Champagnes Biologiques ›Used oak barrels
Most plots ferment in second-hand barrels. The micro-oxygenation is deliberately sought.
Stainless steel for Trigny Meunier
“The presence of iron oxide in the soil at Trigny tells me there is a greater sensitivity to oxidation, which is why a stainless steel vinification is more judicious in this case.”
Meunier
Trigny · Massif de Saint-ThierryClay-sand for volume and texture. Vinified in stainless steel to keep the fruit whole.
Pinot Noir
Trigny & Ville-DommangeVines between fifteen and forty-five years old.
Chardonnay
Trigny · clay, sediment, sand, limestoneAll of L’inconnue, the house’s blanc de blancs.
Three cuvées, all of them organically certified since the 2023 harvest.
Committed in 2020, first certified harvest in 2023. One hundred per cent of six hectares.
Pressed by gravity, settled by natural decantation, fermented on natural yeast.
Welcome to my thoughts, I will tell you about my dreams, my roots, the story about my land and how I belong to it.
This Champagne rosé reminds those moments of carefree during childhood, when we were enjoying raspberry and wild strawberry « behind the garden ».
Pale yellow; rapid, fine and abundant effervescence. Great freshness with citrus aromas — lemon, grapefruit — opening on iodized notes. The attack is fresh and tight; the finish tangy and very long, closing on slightly saline notes.
