ClassificationAOC Champagne
VarietalsChardonnay
OwnerLaurent-Perrier group
Founded1905
TastingNot open to the general public; allocation only through trade and private channels.
NeighbourhoodLe Mesnil-sur-Oger

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.

Location

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

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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.

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.

Champagne Lanson ★ 4.5

AOC ChampagnePinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot MeunierFounded 1760Lanson-BCC groupReims

Reims house founded 1760 and part of Lanson-BCC, known for a fresh, malolactic-free style and the walled Clos Lanson vineyard in the city.

Tasting: Year-round guided tours of the Clos Lanson, winery and cellars; reservations required.

Signature wines: lanson-le-black-creation, lanson-clos-lanson

Tip: Lanson traditionally blocks malolactic fermentation, keeping its wines crisp and ageworthy.

G.H. Mumm ★ 4.4

AOC ChampagnePinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot MeunierFounded 1827Pernod RicardReims

Reims house founded 1827 and owned by Pernod Ricard, Pinot-led with the red-sash Cordon Rouge brut and around 25 km of city cellars.

Tasting: Cellar tours and tastings daily; book in advance, cellars span around 25 km.

Signature wines: mumm-cordon-rouge

Tip: The Cordon Rouge red sash references the French Legion of Honour ribbon.

Champagne Gosset ★ 4.6

AOC ChampagnePinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot MeunierFounded 1584Renaud-Cointreau groupEpernay

The oldest wine house in Champagne, established at Ay in 1584 and now based in Epernay, owned by Renaud-Cointreau and known for blocking malolactic fermentation.

Tasting: Visits to the Epernay house and its classified one-hectare park, open to the public since 2021.

Signature wines: gosset-grande-reserve-brut, gosset-grand-blanc-de-blancs

Tip: Gosset began as a still-wine producer in 1584, long before sparkling Champagne existed.

Domaine Jacques Selosse ★ 5.0

AOC ChampagneChardonnay, Pinot NoirFounded 1949Selosse familyWinemaker Anselme SelosseBiodynamic PracticingAvize

Cult Avize grower under Anselme Selosse, applying Burgundian, low-intervention and oxidative methods to terroir-driven Blanc de Blancs and lieu-dit cuvees.

Tasting: No general visits; the family also runs the Hotel Restaurant Les Avises in Avize. Allocation only.

Signature wines: selosse-initial, selosse-substance

Tip: Selosse pioneered grower-Champagne terroir thinking; bottles are scarce and allocation-only.

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