ClassificationAOC Champagne
VarietalsPinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
OwnerBereche family
WinemakerRaphael and Vincent Bereche
Founded1847
TastingGrower estate; visits by appointment in Ludes.
NeighbourhoodMontagne de Reims

Signature wines: bereche-brut-reserve

Tip: Le Cran is a single-village Ludes Premier Cru that helped build the estate's modern reputation.

Location

Address: 33 rue Craon de Ludes, 51500 Ludes, France, Champagne

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Tasting: Family estate in the Cote des Bar; visits and tastings, see the house for hours.

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Tip: Quattuor blends the rare Arbane, Petit Meslier and Blanc Vrai with Chardonnay.

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Champagne Pierre Gimonnet & Fils ★ 4.6

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Cuis Chardonnay grower bottling since 1935, with major Cote des Blancs holdings including Cramant and Chouilly, making crisp, precise Blanc de Blancs.

Tasting: Grower reception and tasting in Cuis, Monday to Friday and Saturday by appointment.

Signature wines: gimonnet-cuis-1er-cru, gimonnet-fleuron

Tip: The family owns more Cote des Blancs vineyard than almost any other grower.

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Tasting: Grower estate; visits by appointment in Bouzy.

Signature wines: paul-bara-grand-rose-de-bouzy, paul-bara-brut-reserve

Tip: All the fruit comes from Grand Cru Bouzy, famed for ripe, powerful Pinot Noir.

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Tasting: Grower estate; visits by appointment in Chouilly.

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Tip: All fruit comes from Grand Cru Chouilly at the northern end of the Cote des Blancs.

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Champagne Diebolt-Vallois ★ 4.7

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Cramant Chardonnay grower making Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs from the Cote des Blancs, with the old-vine, oak-fermented prestige cuvee Fleur de Passion.

Tasting: Grower estate; visits by appointment in Cramant.

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Dizy grower bottling estate Champagne since the 1930s, with the rare Blanc de Blancs d'Ay from Chardonnay grown in the Pinot stronghold of Ay.

Tasting: Grower estate; visits by appointment in Dizy.

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