ClassificationAOC Champagne
VarietalsPinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
OwnerEPI (Descours family)
Founded1851
TastingThe house is not generally open to the public for visits.
NeighbourhoodReims

Signature wines: charles-heidsieck-brut-reserve, charles-heidsieck-blanc-des-millenaires

Tip: Founder Charles-Camille earned the nickname Champagne Charlie selling in 19th-century America.

Location

Address: 12 allee du Vignoble, 51100 Reims, France, Champagne

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Piper-Heidsieck ★ 4.4

AOC ChampagnePinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot MeunierFounded 1785EPI (Descours family)Reims

Reims house founded 1785 and owned by EPI, Pinot-led with a crisp, fruit-forward brut and the rare prestige cuvee Rare.

Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings; book in advance.

Signature wines: piper-heidsieck-cuvee-brut, piper-heidsieck-rare

Tip: Marilyn Monroe famously name-checked the brand; the prestige cuvee Rare is now its own label.

12 allee du Vignoble, 51100 Reims, France Book →

Champagne Henriot ★ 4.5

AOC ChampagneChardonnay, Pinot NoirFounded 1808Henriot familyReims

Family Reims house founded 1808 by Apolline Henriot, Chardonnay-leaning with a fresh, refined style and the prestige Cuve des Enchanteleurs.

Tasting: Visits by appointment in Reims; book ahead in high season.

Signature wines: henriot-brut-souverain, henriot-blanc-de-blancs

Tip: The house has a strong Cote des Blancs sourcing, giving its blends a Chardonnay backbone.

81 rue Coquebert, 51100 Reims, France

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Piper-Heidsieck ★ 4.4

AOC ChampagnePinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot MeunierFounded 1785EPI (Descours family)Reims

Reims house founded 1785 and owned by EPI, Pinot-led with a crisp, fruit-forward brut and the rare prestige cuvee Rare.

Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings; book in advance.

Signature wines: piper-heidsieck-cuvee-brut, piper-heidsieck-rare

Tip: Marilyn Monroe famously name-checked the brand; the prestige cuvee Rare is now its own label.

12 allee du Vignoble, 51100 Reims, France Book →

Champagne Laurent-Perrier ★ 4.6

AOC ChampagneChardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot MeunierFounded 1812Laurent-Perrier / de Nonancourt familyVallee de la Marne

Family-controlled house at Tours-sur-Marne founded 1812, known for a fresh, Chardonnay-influenced style and a pioneering saignee Cuvee Rose.

Tasting: Visits by appointment; family group house at Tours-sur-Marne.

Signature wines: laurent-perrier-la-cuvee, laurent-perrier-cuvee-rose

Tip: Its Cuvee Rose is made by skin maceration (saignee), unusual among the big houses.

32 avenue de Champagne, 51150 Tours-sur-Marne, France

Champagne Deutz ★ 4.6

AOC ChampagnePinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot MeunierFounded 1838Groupe Louis RoedererAy

Ay house founded 1838 by William Deutz and Pierre-Hubert Geldermann, now part of the Roederer group, with an elegant, structured Pinot-led style.

Tasting: Visits by appointment at the Ay house.

Signature wines: deutz-brut-classic, deutz-cuvee-william-deutz

Tip: Its prestige cuvee Amour de Deutz is a refined Chardonnay-driven counterpart to the William Deutz.

16 rue Jeanson, 51160 Ay, France

Champagne Salon ★ 4.9

AOC ChampagneChardonnayFounded 1905Laurent-Perrier groupLe Mesnil-sur-Oger

Single-cuvee Blanc de Blancs house at Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, founded 1905, releasing only declared vintages of Cuvee S from one Grand Cru village.

Tasting: Not open to the general public; allocation only through trade and private channels.

Signature wines: salon-cuvee-s-le-mesnil

Tip: Salon makes one wine only and in non-declared years the fruit goes to sister house Delamotte.

5-7 rue de la Breche d'Oger, 51190 Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, France

Champagne Philipponnat ★ 4.7

AOC ChampagnePinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot MeunierFounded 1910Lanson-BCC groupVallee de la Marne

Mareuil-sur-Ay house founded 1910, owner since 1935 of Clos des Goisses, the steep south-facing walled vineyard behind one of Champagne's great single-clos wines.

Tasting: Visits by appointment; house known for its walled single vineyard Clos des Goisses.

Signature wines: philipponnat-clos-des-goisses, philipponnat-royale-reserve-brut

Tip: Clos des Goisses is among the steepest and warmest sites in Champagne, so it is rarely chaptalised.

13 rue du Pont, Mareuil-sur-Ay, 51160 Ay-Champagne, France Book →

Champagne Henriot ★ 4.5

AOC ChampagneChardonnay, Pinot NoirFounded 1808Henriot familyReims

Family Reims house founded 1808 by Apolline Henriot, Chardonnay-leaning with a fresh, refined style and the prestige Cuve des Enchanteleurs.

Tasting: Visits by appointment in Reims; book ahead in high season.

Signature wines: henriot-brut-souverain, henriot-blanc-de-blancs

Tip: The house has a strong Cote des Blancs sourcing, giving its blends a Chardonnay backbone.

81 rue Coquebert, 51100 Reims, France

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