The majority of our vines are planted on the hills of these three villages of the western part of La montagne de Reims, also known as “petite montagne”. Formed during the tertiary era, the soils are composed of sand, clay/loam and calcareous clay. The fossils shells found in Chamery attest to the presence of the sea in the region thirty-five millions years ago.
Most of our Pinot Meunier vines grow on the lower part of the hills of Chamery and Vrigny, on sandy or clay loamy soil. The wines have intense fruit aroma and an enjoyable lightness when young, . They develop spicy character and vinosity with the aging.
The Pinot noir and Chardonnay are planted on clayey/loamy and calcareous clay soil, which are higher on the slopes of the three villages :
- The pinot noirs are well-structured and can develop a wide aromatic range such as red berry, orange peel or herbal scents when older. In Chamery’s parcels of « Les Spectres » and « Le Clos » , the pinot noir shows a great ability to give intense red wine, full of cherry and raspberry aromas, with a touch of spiciness and fleshy character.
- Our Chardonnays give wines with a great energy, neat and packed with citrusy and white flower scents. They developp pear and acacia honeyed aromas in « Les Vignes Dieu », a south oriented hill of Coulommes la montagne where they reach exeptionnal maturity.
Our House style is a result of the pairing of these singularities together with a unique formula determined for every vintage.
