Merfy grower with roots to 1683, led by Alexandre Chartogne toward terroir-driven, single-parcel Champagnes from the northern Massif de Saint-Thierry.
Signature wines: Chartogne-Taillet Cuvee Sainte-Anne, Chartogne-Taillet Les Barres
Tip: Les Barres comes from ungrafted, own-rooted old Pinot Meunier vines.
Address: 37 - 39 Grand Rue, 51220 Merfy, France, Champagne
Gueux micro-grower founded 1998 by Jerome Prevost, with a cult following for Meunier-dominant single-vineyard Champagne from the Les Beguines parcel.
Tasting: Tiny grower; visits by email appointment only, subject to availability.
Signature wines: La Closerie Les Beguines, La Closerie Fac-Simile Rose
Tip: Les Beguines is built almost entirely on old-vine Pinot Meunier, rare as a varietal cuvee.
Ecueil grower under Frederic Savart on the south Montagne de Reims, making precise, Pinot-led Premier Cru Champagnes from massale-selection vines.
Tasting: Small grower; visits by appointment in Ecueil.
Signature wines: Savart L'Ouverture
Tip: Savart works the prized pinot fin d'Ecueil, an old massale selection of Pinot Noir.
Ambonnay grower led by Benoit Marguet, farming Grand Cru vines biodynamically with horse ploughing, Demeter-certified, for vivid low-dosage Champagnes.
Tasting: Grower estate; visits by appointment in Ambonnay.
Signature wines: Marguet Shaman Grand Cru
Tip: Marguet has ploughed its vineyards with horses since 2010, unusual in Champagne.
Ludes grower established 1847, run by brothers Raphael and Vincent Bereche toward low-dosage, terroir-driven Champagnes with extended lees ageing.
Tasting: Grower estate; visits by appointment in Ludes.
Signature wines: Bereche Brut Reserve
Tip: Le Cran is a single-village Ludes Premier Cru that helped build the estate's modern reputation.
Congy grower founded 2003 by Olivier Collin in the Sezannais, making single-vineyard, lieu-dit Champagnes of texture and depth from reclaimed family vines.
Tasting: Small grower; no public tasting room, allocation through importers.
Signature wines: Ulysse Collin Les Pierrieres Blanc de Blancs
Tip: Les Pierrieres is a single-vineyard Blanc de Blancs from chalky Sezannais soils.
Celles-sur-Ource micro-grower founded 2000 by Cedric Bouchard in the Cote des Bar, bottling single-parcel, single-vintage, single-grape Champagnes with no dosage.
Tasting: Tiny grower; no public visits, allocation only.
Signature wines: Roses de Jeanne Cote de Val Vilaine
Tip: Each cuvee is one parcel, one grape and one vintage, with no added dosage.
Gueux micro-grower founded 1998 by Jerome Prevost, with a cult following for Meunier-dominant single-vineyard Champagne from the Les Beguines parcel.
Tasting: Tiny grower; visits by email appointment only, subject to availability.
Signature wines: La Closerie Les Beguines, La Closerie Fac-Simile Rose
Tip: Les Beguines is built almost entirely on old-vine Pinot Meunier, rare as a varietal cuvee.
Ecueil grower under Frederic Savart on the south Montagne de Reims, making precise, Pinot-led Premier Cru Champagnes from massale-selection vines.
Tasting: Small grower; visits by appointment in Ecueil.
Signature wines: Savart L'Ouverture
Tip: Savart works the prized pinot fin d'Ecueil, an old massale selection of Pinot Noir.
Ambonnay grower led by Benoit Marguet, farming Grand Cru vines biodynamically with horse ploughing, Demeter-certified, for vivid low-dosage Champagnes.
Tasting: Grower estate; visits by appointment in Ambonnay.
Signature wines: Marguet Shaman Grand Cru
Tip: Marguet has ploughed its vineyards with horses since 2010, unusual in Champagne.
Ludes grower established 1847, run by brothers Raphael and Vincent Bereche toward low-dosage, terroir-driven Champagnes with extended lees ageing.
Tasting: Grower estate; visits by appointment in Ludes.
Signature wines: Bereche Brut Reserve
Tip: Le Cran is a single-village Ludes Premier Cru that helped build the estate's modern reputation.
Join a scenic tour of the Champagne region starting from Reims. Explore the village of Hautvillers and visit 2 family-run wineries to learn about the Champagne-making ...
Embark on an unforgettable afternoon tour of the Champagne region, starting in Reims at 2:00 pm, right in front of the Reims Centre train station's tourist office (add...
Meet your expert guide at 11:15 am at Reims or Epernay train station to begin your Champagne adventure. Drive along Epernay’s iconic Avenue de Champagne, famous for it...
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