THE BEST CHAMPAGNES OF THE YEAR

CHAMPAGNE LAURENT-GABRIEL	AVENAY
EARL Laurent-Gabriel In 1982, Daniel Laurent took over the family estate from his parents. His father used only a tiny part of his harvest for making his Champagne for a few friends and clients, the rest of the grapes being sold to traders. In Autumn 1982, Daniel decided to produce his own Champagne, with the assistance of his wife, and they registered their present trademark, "Champagne Laurent-Gabriel". The estate is a very small one, 2.5 hectares of vines producing about 18,000 bottles of Champagne per year. The ...
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CHAMPAGNE GOSSET	AY
Jean-Pierre Cointreau Family continuity precedes here. Today, Jean-Pierre Cointreau, in addition president of the National union of the liquor producers, take up his duties within the various entities of family Groupe and intend to undertake a perennial development of these two companies, Champagne Gosset and Cognac Frapin. For the history, the Gosset Champagne, oldest Wine House in Champagne: Ay 1584, was acquired by the family group Renaud-Cointreau (Frapin Winegrowing, in Cognac) in 1993. Side anecdote, let us ...
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CHAMPAGNE MAURICE VESSELLE	BOUZY
Didier et Thierry Vesselle A family estate of 9 ha vines, where one vinifies the vintages without malolactic fermentation. This house proposes to you this superb Champagne Grand Cru Millésimé 2000, all stops some, rich and complex, powerful and persistent, very fruity with the nose as in mouth, with crystallized notes, extremely well proportioned, perfect on a roast poultry. The Millésimé Grand Cru 2004, rich with the nose, is of a great aromatic complexity where one finds nuances of lemon and honey, a beautiful ...
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CHAMPAGNE ETIENNE OUDART	BRUGNY
Jacques Oudart A village a few kilometres from Épernay, cradle of the Oudart house since 1958. The passion of the soil engaged for a long time already, this family to preserve her vineyard by privileging the maintenance of a biodiversity, the choice of products and techniques natural. This step of “reasoned” vine growing is a true frame of mind. Member of the network Magister, the estate is committed in a durable and effective wine step: total suppression of the use of insecticide since 10 years, quite simply ...
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CHAMPAGNE CHARPENTIER	CHARLY-SUR-MARNE
Jean-Marc et Céline Charpentier It is today the eighth generation of vine growers which directs this house founded in 1855.Le vineyard counts 20 ha under reasoned fight. The planted grape varieties are single and atypical for the area of the valley of the Marne: 45% of Chardonnay, 40% of Pinot meunier and 15% of Pinot noir. The barouche, emblem of the house represented on the label of the vintage Terre d' Emotion, symbolizes the duty to perpetuate know-how and the values received in heritage. The pieces of old vines intended ...
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CHAMPAGNE LEGRAS ET HAAS	CHOUILLY
Brigitte Legras Our house was founded in 1991 per François Legras-Haas. The vineyard belongs to the family: 15 ha with Chouilly (Chardonnay Grand Cru), 10 ha with Vitry (Chardonnay), 6 ha with Les Riceys (Pinot noir). Rémi and Olivier took in hand the family company and are helped now by Jérôme. The house continues a reasonable progression both in France and with export. The Grand Cru Chouilly offers a potential of guard while presenting when it is young, a fresh and light character, appreciated with aperitif. ...
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EARL CHAMPAGNE P. LANCELOT-ROYER	CRAMANT
Monsieur Chauvet Estate created in 1960 per Pierre Lancelot, and taken again in 1996 by his/her daughter Sylvie and her son-in-law Michel Chauvet. The cellars are dug in the hillock of chalk right behind the house. The press is at the top of the hillock, must is conveyed in the tanks by gravity. You will like this Champagne brut cuvée des Chevaliers Grand Cru, base of 2010 with 32% of the wines of reserve aged in the lightnings, 100% Great wines, with the nose dominated by the ripe fruits and the small ...
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CHAMPAGNE ELLNER SAS	EPERNAY
Jean-Pierre Ellner Founded at the beginning of 1900, The House Charles Ellner, is managed today by the 3rd generation whereas the 4th has already taken a very active part in it since several years. The family moved forward very fast and developed the company in a significant way, but was always very concerned about preserving the same family identity and know-how. For memory, at the beginning of the last century, Charles Emile Ellner founded the house. He was then assisted by is only son Pierre, with whom the ...
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CHAMPAGNE PIERRE MIGNON	LE BREUIL
Pierre Mignon Pierre and Yveline Mignon direct the family winegrowing and their two children take part in the development: Celine, in charge with the commercial relations and export, Jean-Charles, person in charge of the vineyard and the wines. The typicity and the diversity of the soils make it possible to work out Great champagnes of Caractère. The vineyard of 14 hectares is distributed in all Champagne: Valley of the Marne, Côte des Blancs and area of Epernay. The planted grape varieties with majority of ...
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CHAMPAGNE BOURDAIRE-GALLOIS	POUILLON
David et Véronique Bourdaire-Gallois Family estate of 5.36 ha, including 4.60 ha of vine with which prevails of Pinot meunier. It is Robert Massonnot, the grandfather of David Bourdaire, who began the agri-wine activity thanks to some family grounds. In 1951, it founds with three other vine growers the co-operative of Pouillon and markets its first bottles in 1956. At that time, the co-operative is only one place of collection and pressing, which sells the harvest of the members in the form of musts to the traders Champagne. They ...
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CHAMPAGNE ANDRE DELAUNOIS	RILLY-LA-MONTAGNE
Eric Chanez et Alain Toullec Initially vine grower, the Edmond great-grandfather chooses to become handling in the years 1920. His/her daughter Anne-Marie, then its André grandson (who did important work out of buildings, fermenting room, cellars in the years 1970) assisted today by, his two daughters, his sons-in-law modernized the work tools (press, the lightnings, tiling…) and its grandson, perpetuates the family tradition. You will be able to discover this Champagne Dame Palmyre Blanc de noirs Millésime 2006, a ...
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CHAMPAGNE LOUIS HUOT	SAINT-MARTIN-D'ABLOIS
Virginie et Olivier Huot Collecting-Manipulants since four generations.   Virginia Huot exploits with his brother Olivier, the family winegrowing estate founded in the years 1950, that is to say 7 ha of vines. Orientation in reasoned vine growing, and association of the ancestral experiment and the modern oenological techniques.  Beautiful Champagne brut cuvée Carte Noire, 50% Meunier, 25% Chardonnay, 25% black Pinot, manual grape harvest, traditional pressing, high 3 years of ageing on slats, automatic ...
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CHAMPAGNE JEAUNAUX-ROBIN	TALUS-SAINT-PRIX
Cyril Jeaunaux Michel Jeaunaux begins the trade of vine grower, in 1965. With this date, the grape is brought to the co-operative of the village. In 1973, it mary with Marie-Claude, and they install the first press (traditional) of the house. The first wine makings start then. Since, the fermenting room and the cellar were built. In 1999, Cyril, their son, joined them, and in 2003, a second traditional press is installed. Of 500 bottles produced at the beginning, the house endeavors from now on to vinify ...
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SCEV CHAMPAGNE MICHEL ARNOULD ET FILS	VERZENAY
The origins vigneronnes of the Arnould family go up at the end of last century. At the time, the Lefevre grandfathers exploit vines located on the soil Great wine of Verzenay, the grapes being sold at the large Country cottages. The first bottles were marketed in the Thirties. With beginning of the year 60, the little girl of the family Lefevre get maried with Michel Arnould and create together their own brand “Michel Arnould”. In 1972, they begin export in England. Today, their son Patrick and ...
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