The most beautiful
garden in the world
The Marne valley
Vineyard surface area
6.42 hectares
Right bank + left bank
Villages
Venteuil (3.06 ha)
Reuil (1.68 ha)
Dormans (1.53 ha)
Damery (0.15 ha)
Soil
Mostly clay-limestone soil.
1 m of topsoil then chalk and clay.
More sandy heights, clay more present in places on the way to Dormans.
Grape varieties
52 % Meunier / 26 % Pinot Noir / 21 % Chardonnay / 1 % Petit Meslier
Average altitude
160 m
Average age of the vineyards
35 years old
Grassing
Partial
Exposure
South
Number of plots
49
Certified HVE – High Environmental Value – Level 3
- Tillage: plowing and inter-vine hoes
- Regular mowing to avoid weed-killers
- Insecticides banned, use of sexual confusion racks
- Organic amendments in the fall, no fertilizer
- Natural treatments based on algae to energize the plant at flowering time
The essence of the house
The wines list
The importance of subsoils and basements
In the secret
of the laboratory
Press
2.000 kg wood wine
Settling
24 hours
Pressing
Grape variety by grape variety
Plot by plot
Alcoholic fermentation
From 7 to 15 days
Without thermoregulation
Malolactic fermentation
Systematic natural
Containers
Steel vats
Enamelled steel vats
Concrete vats
Oak barrels
Stoneware jars
Barrels
Barrels of 3 wines and more
Old barrels of Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet
Second-hand barrels from the Tonnellerie de Champagne
Principle of reserve
Perpetual, partially in barrels
Wines
Non filtered
Cold stabilization
No