Benchmark Ambonnay grower under Francis Egly, working old Grand Cru Pinot Noir at low yields with very long lees ageing for powerful, vinous Champagne.
Signature wines: Egly-Ouriet Les Vignes de Vrigny, Egly-Ouriet Brut Grand Cru
Tip: Les Vignes de Vrigny is a rare 100 percent Pinot Meunier Premier Cru bottling.
Address: 15 rue de Trepail, 51150 Ambonnay, France, Champagne
Rilly-la-Montagne grower founded 1890, known for oak-fermented, Chardonnay-rich Premier Cru cuvees of depth and texture such as Coeur de Cuvee.
Tasting: Grower house; visits by appointment in Rilly-la-Montagne.
Signature wines: Vilmart Grand Cellier
Tip: Vilmart ferments in large oak casks, unusual for a Montagne de Reims grower.
Merfy grower with roots to 1683, led by Alexandre Chartogne toward terroir-driven, single-parcel Champagnes from the northern Massif de Saint-Thierry.
Tasting: Grower estate; visits by appointment in Merfy.
Signature wines: Chartogne-Taillet Cuvee Sainte-Anne, Chartogne-Taillet Les Barres
Tip: Les Barres comes from ungrafted, own-rooted old Pinot Meunier vines.
Leading Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Chardonnay grower under Rodolphe Peters, working Grand Cru vines with a perpetual reserve and the single-vineyard Les Chetillons.
Tasting: Grower house; visits by appointment in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger.
Signature wines: Pierre Peters Cuvee de Reserve Blanc de Blancs, Pierre Peters Cuvee Speciale Les Chetillons
Tip: Les Chetillons is a single-vineyard Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs from old Chardonnay vines.
Avize Chardonnay grower under Pascal Agrapart, farming Cote des Blancs Grand Cru chalk with low-intervention methods for taut, terroir-marked Blanc de Blancs.
Tasting: Grower estate; visits by appointment in Avize.
Signature wines: Agrapart Terroirs Blanc de Blancs, Agrapart Mineral Blanc de Blancs
Tip: Cuvees like Mineral and Terroirs spotlight specific Grand Cru parcels of the Cote des Blancs.
Vertus grower farming the Cote des Blancs since 1971, organic from 1992 and Demeter-certified biodynamic from 2003, making vivid, low-dosage Blanc de Blancs.
Tasting: Grower estate; visits and tastings by appointment in Vertus.
Signature wines: Larmandier-Bernier Terre de Vertus, Larmandier-Bernier Longitude Blanc de Blancs
Tip: Terre de Vertus is a non-dose single-village Blanc de Blancs from Premier Cru Vertus.
Rilly-la-Montagne grower founded 1890, known for oak-fermented, Chardonnay-rich Premier Cru cuvees of depth and texture such as Coeur de Cuvee.
Tasting: Grower house; visits by appointment in Rilly-la-Montagne.
Signature wines: Vilmart Grand Cellier
Tip: Vilmart ferments in large oak casks, unusual for a Montagne de Reims grower.
Merfy grower with roots to 1683, led by Alexandre Chartogne toward terroir-driven, single-parcel Champagnes from the northern Massif de Saint-Thierry.
Tasting: Grower estate; visits by appointment in Merfy.
Signature wines: Chartogne-Taillet Cuvee Sainte-Anne, Chartogne-Taillet Les Barres
Tip: Les Barres comes from ungrafted, own-rooted old Pinot Meunier vines.
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.
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 ...
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