Blanc de Blancs, Vintage – 100% Chardonnay Clean and classy elegance
Champagne
We have carefully selected every single champagne you can find in our range. They have each become our personal favourites. Our Champagnes are all grower champagnes, from wineries that are purposeful and have an uncompromising approach to sustainable cultivation, quality and with a dedicated love and passion for champagne – be it the champagne itself or the champagne region.
Roger Barnier
Family-run Champagne house through 5 generations. The house has 35 plots spread over 8 ha across several municipalities in the Champagne district. Roger Barnier is “Vigneron indépendant”, an association of independent Champagne producers who produce their own Champagne from a – z. The independent Champagne producers own their own farm, own vineyards and are 100% responsible for the entire process from the work in the field to the cellar work and the individual style, expression. The house is located in Villevenard in the Marne department.
Vintage 2017 kicked of well but saw some challenges through out the year. A warm and dry spring continued into summer and caused early budding and flowering. August was rainy and cause problems and some botrytis. Harvest had to be early and the result was fine for Chardonnay, excellent for Pinot Noir while Menuier was at risk for over ripe fruit.
Cuvée and grape variety 100% Chardonnay
Dosage 3 gr. / liter
Produktion Gentle, manual labour and dedicated focus on terroir forms the back bone in this gastronomic champagne with its noble complexity and delicate freshness. Malolactic fermentation is not carried out in order to maintain high acidity, however use of barriques with light to medium toasting. Cuvée Exquise 2017 has 4,5 years sur lie and 12 months on bottle post degorgement. Cuvée Blanche has min. 62 months sur lie and 5 months post degorgement.
Bottles produced 2198
Taste and style Clean and crystal clear champagne with fine and lively mousse. Very balanced champagne with varied citrus notes from lime to delicate bergamotte.
Vintage 2015 – Excellent vintage with perfect conditions. Mild winter, cool spring and a dry and warm summer Splendid grape quality and an important vintage.
Cuvée og druesammensætning 100% Meunier
Dosage 3 gr. / liter, Extra Brut
Produktion Gentle, manual labour and dedicated focus on terroir forms the back bone in this gastronomic champagne with its noble complexity and delicate freshness. Malolactic fermentation is not carried out in order to maintain high acidity, however use of barriques with light to medium toasting. Cuvée Blanche has min. 62 months sur lie and 5 months post degorgement. ”Meunier” is the result several generationspassio and work with the potential of old Meunier vines fra single vineyard veille vignes parcells Les Les Fontainottes (188 years), les Foulonnesvine (116 years), les Bacons vine (66 years), les Clos Prieurs vine (62 years) and les hauts de Voizy vine (63 years). The cuvées are solely ”têtes de cuvées” blends. No malolactic fermentaion takes place, however aging on French oak barrels for 30 months.
Bottles produced 2920
Taste & Style Magnificent balance between fruit and acidity creates optimal balance, finesse and complexity. This champagne is a tribute to the Menuier variety.
Cuvée and grape variety 60 % Chardonnay, 10 % Pinot Noir, 30 % Meunier – a classic Roger Barnier-blend
Dosage 34 gr. / l.
Production Gentle, manual labour and dedicated focus on terroir forms the back bone in this gastronomic champagne with its noble complexity and delicate freshness. Malolactic fermentation is not carried out in order to maintain high acidity, however use of barriques with light to medium toasting. This cuvée stays 36 months sur lie and 9 months post disgorgement.
Taste & Style TIRAGES’ only high dosage champagne. We have chosen this over many others for its wonderful taste of sweet pear, figs and appletart whose sweetens does not compromise or drown the vitality and energy in the champagne. Long finish, up front concentration, a glass to enjoy.
Vintage: 2014 was a year of contrasts in several European wine regions including Champagne. A warm and sunny spring, subseded into a wet and cool summer. By harvest time, the sun returned and eventually 2014 generated cool, elegant champagnes with great longevity.
Production Gentle, manual labour and dedicated focus on terroir forms the back bone in this gastronomic champagne with its noble complexity and delicate freshness. Malolactic fermentation is not carried out in order to maintain high acidity, however use of barriques with light to medium toasting. Cuvée Exquise 2014 has 4,5 years sur lie and 12 months after degorgement. This cuvèe is a blend from 3 different parcells, Greffières, Perrier og Foulonnes.
Bottles produced 2772
Taste & Style Beautiful and golden. Intense aromas and delicate and silky moutfeel. Charming, evocative and fresh champagne.
Vintage 2017 kicked of well but saw some challenges through out the year. A warm and dry spring continued into summer and caused early budding and flowering. August was rainy and cause problems and some botrytis. Harvest had to be early and the result was fine for Chardonnay, excellent for Pinot Noir while Menuier was at risk for over ripe fruit.
Cuvée and grape variety 80% Pinot Noir & 20% Menuier ”Les Chauffours” is a fine Lieu-dit-champagne, meaning the red grapes are picked from a certain parcel and the juice used is the first and finest press; the best quality, the best cuvée.
Dosage 4 gr. / liter, Extra Brut
Production Gentle, manual labour and dedicated focus on terroir forms the back bone in this gastronomic champagne with its noble complexity and delicate freshness. Malolactic fermentation is not carried out in order to maintain high acidity, however use of barriques with light to medium toasting and 48 months sur lie and min. 6 months on bottle.
Bottles produced 1720
Taste & Style Rose and golde hues and a beautiful palette of bright and tight red berry fruit. A soft feel of almond rounds off and adds a certain profundity. The time on oak adds subtle toasted notes enhances complexity.
Cuvée and grape variety 50 % Chardonnay, 25 % Meunier, 25 % Pinot Noir. Soléra refers to the techniques in the cellar for L’oubliée. The wine is drawn from a large 1500 l. cask obtaining a blend of previous years’ blends. Every year 20% is subtracted and 20% of the current vintage is filled in to the cask. As they say: ”the old wine gives life to the new wine”.
Dosage 0 gr. / liter, Brut Nature
Produktion Gentle, manual labour and dedicated focus on terroir forms the back bone in this gastronomic champagne with its noble complexity and delicate freshness. Malolactic fermentation is not carried out in order to maintain high acidity, however use of barriques with light to medium toasting.
Taste & Style Beautiful golden hues, intense aromas and delicate silky texture. Charming, racy, fresh champagne with out dosage revealing its self as clean uncoated style and taste.
Vintage 2016 started out with difficulties with a cold and wet spring, but a hot and dry late summer, which finally resulted in excellent quality of grapes by harvest
Cuvée and grape variety 80% Pinot Meunier, 20% Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Arbanes, Petit Meslier and Pinot Blanc.
Intriguing cuvée mainly based on Meunier with an add of the much less applied champagne varieties. All grapes are harvested from specific parcells and among the vines, some are planted as early as in 1952
Dosage: 4 gr. / liter, Extra Brut
Production Gentle, manual labour and dedicated focus on terroir forms the back bone in this gastronomic champagne with its noble complexity and delicate freshness. Malolactic fermentation is not carried out in order to maintain high acidity, however use of barriques with light to medium toasting. The cuveée stays sur lie min. 5 years and min. 6 months on bottle post degorgement.
Bottles produced 1649
Taste & Style Rosegold hues and charming notes of brigt red forest fruit and white flowers. Creamy mouth feel and a Burgunidian appealing style. Great quality and broad appeal.
Vintage 2016 started out with difficulties with a cold and wet spring, but a hot and dry late summer, which finally resulted in excellent quality of grapes by harvest.
Cuvée and grape variety 100% Chardonnay
Dosage 3 gr. / liter
Produktion Gentle, manual labour and dedicated focus on terroir forms the back bone in this gastronomic champagne with its noble complexity and delicate freshness. Malolactic fermentation is not carried out in order to maintain high acidity, however use of barriques with light to medium toasting. Cuvée Exquise 2017 has 4,5 years sur lie and 12 months on bottle post degorgement. Cuvée Blanche has min. 62 months sur lie and 5 months post degorgement.
Bottles produced 2198
Taste and style Clean and crystal clear champagne with fine and lively mousse. Very balanced champagne with varied citrus notes from lime to delicate bergamotte.
Flagsship-champagne for Roger Barnier, produced only in certain vintages, where the quality of grapes is exceptionally high. The Cuvèen consist of a blend of druer picked from 3 parcells Greffières, Perrier and Foulonnes south and south-east exposed with clay and limestone soils. This is a romantic champagne, honoring the midsummer light. The cuvéen symbolizes love, friendship and solidarity.
Dosage 3 gr. / liter, Extra Brut
Production Gentle, manual labour and dedicated focus on terroir forms the back bone in this gastronomic champagne with its noble complexity and delicate freshness. Malolactic fermentation is not carried out in order to maintain high acidity, however use of barriques with light to medium toasting.
Bottles produced 2772
Taste & Style Beautiful golden hues. Loads of fresh citrus and a delicate silky texture. Charming, energetic champagne with low dosage, underlining vitality and freshness.
The passion and know-how have been passed down for 5 generations in the “Péhu Guiardel” family. Their winery is located in 3 villages in Champagne (Rilly la Montagne, Verzenay, Les Riceys Côte des Bars). Pehu is HVE certified.
Grapes from 2020 and vinified in stainless steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation is completed.
Dosage is 6 g/l.
This fresh champagne has notes of green apples, fresh grapes, acacia, licorice, fresh mint and lime. The structure is fruity with a fresh citrus undertone.
Grapes from 2019 and vinified in stainless steel tanks, and malolactic fermentation has been completed.
Dosage is 6 g/L.
The mousse is elegant and creamy. The champagne has notes of morels, blackcurrants, blueberries and raspberries and finally pepper and roasted hazelnuts.
On the palette it is perceived as mineral, direct and with body.
The champagne has fine bubbles and notes of pear, toasted bread, white flowers, sea buckthorn, roasted almonds and vanilla. Finally, some woody notes emerge.
Vinified in stainless steel tanks and oak barrels. Malolactic fermentation is completed.
Assemblage. 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay.
The champagne has fine bubbles and notes of pear, toasted bread, white flowers, sea buckthorn, roasted almonds and vanilla. Finally, some woody notes emerge.
Vinified in stainless steel tanks and oak barrels. Malolactic fermentation is completed.
The House of Champagne is a Presbyterian domain from the 18th century in the heart of the commune of Cormoyeux in the Marne department. Today, Faniel & Fils is a small family-run “Grower” champagne house, run by Brigitte, Jacque and their son Mathieu Faniel. The house style is characterized by both handed down know-how and individualistic innovation.
Champagne Brut Nature, Assemblage from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir NV, 2016 28%, 2015 47%, 2014 25%
Cuvée and grape sort 21% Chardonnay, 79% Pinot Noir
Dosage Brut Nature
Degorgement 2017
Production Fermentation on steel tanks 36 months
Bottles produced 1500
Taste & Style Fresh and dauntless style with a Fanile & Fils identifiable discrete taste of honey, kept in check by freshness and youthful style and taste.
Champagne Blanc de Blancs NV, assemblage from 2016 53%, 2015 47%
Cuvée and grape sort 100% Chardonnay
Dosage 8 g/l
Degorgement 2017
Production Fermentation on steel tank, sur lie on bottle 36 – 48 months.
Bottles produced 10.000
Taste & Style Sophisticated champagne with delicate aromas of white stone fruit and som floral notes too. On the palette, quite un-fruitful, clean and racy with an overall juicyness and impressive vibration. An intriguing rather modern expression with an urban and young appeal. Appogia has owed numerous French and internationale prizes.
Champagne Blanc de Noirs NV, assemblage from 2019 60%, 2020 40%
Cuvée and grape sort 65% Meunier, 35% Pinot Noir
Dosage 8 g/l
Degorgement 2018
Production Fermentation on steel tank, sur lie on the bottle for 30-42 months.
Bottle production 31000
Taste & Style ”Agapane” derives from the wonderful greek noun ‘agape,’ referring to ultimate and the highest of love. A tribute to love, and to this Blanc de Noirs-champagne. A beautiful well balanced champagne with fine notes of wild honey, mirabelle, ginger with a lovely mousse. Its relatively high dosage gives the drink a lovely soft and silky mouth feel without compromising clear, lingering acidity and elegance.
74% Pinot Noir and 26% Chardonnay. Grapes from 2016 and 2017. Malolactic fermentation completed and 3.5 years on lees. Vinified in stainless steel tanks, the added red wine has, however, been aged in oak barrels. Dosage 9 g/L.
The first notes in the nose are of ripe white flesh fruit, then clear notes of strawberry. On the palette, it offers a variety of jam and fresh raspberries and strawberries.
Family-owned micro-champagne house with vineyards in Soulieres and Vertus in the Côte des Blancs area, run by French couple Alain Gerard and Danish Solveig Tange. Alain is an engineer specializing in agronomy and management and Solveig is a journalist. Together they have created an extraordinary little champagne house. The focus is on small-scale production of high-quality, drinkable, distinctive champagnes and distribution to a few selected dealers outside of major importers in Denmark, Sweden, Germany and France.
Produktion ’Solliphere’ is a er en singlevineyard Blanc de Blancs made from grapes from Loisy-en-Brie from the lower part of the parcell ”Les Vieilles Grand-mères” i Loisy-en-Brie. The vines are approx. 40 years old. The concept of Solliphere is to show the evolution of the grapes from a particular vineyard as a still wine into the transition of a champagne. Solliphere comes in different version, as the degorgement happens in small batches of the total number of bottles (3500). This is to find the perfect final dosage. The champagnes rests and ages very long in order to obtain complexity.
Bottles produced 3500
Taste & Style Crisp, clean and focused with a delicate creamy mouth feel and classic aroma and taste of brioche and a pleasant dry autolytic expression. Unfolds it self with charming notes of honey, hazelnut and mirabelle. Excellent to accompany mature cheese.
Cuvée and grape variety Chardonnay and red wine of Pinot Noir from 2018
Dosage 8,5 g/l
Production Grapes go through a traditional Coquard horizontal presse and the must is vinified in what Tange & Gerard calls a 300 hl. ”state-of-the-art steel tanks”. Malolactic fermentation is carried out to tame the acidity and give a nice and soft expression.
Bottles produced Tange & Gerard’s annual production of their different champagnes is approx. 10.000 bottles.
Taste & Style Pretty Pinot Noir colour and the typicity of Pinot Noir’s elegance combined with body, structure and bright delicate red fruit. A real party champagne, a ”fun-bubbles”-champagne as Alain og Solveig say, but also a champagne to go wonderfully with any kind of seafood and creamy cheeses.
Vinified in steel tanks, and made according to the saignée method, i.e. made like red wine, where the grapes are removed from the stem and transferred to tanks where they are macerated. The must is colored via grape skin contact for up to 36 hours.
The nose is filled with red fruit (raspberry, cherry and blackcurrant), but also apricot and peach. Finally, some spicy notes of cloves and cinnamon.
Dosage: 5 g/l
Tange & Gerard’s annual production of their different champagnes is approx. 10.000 bottles.
The Champagne house Lonclas was founded in 1976 by Bernard Lonclas, located in the heart of the village of Bassuet, eastern part of the Cote de Blancs, surrounded by hillsides where the soil is conducive to the cultivation of Chardonnay. To a lesser extent, Pinot Noir and Meunier are also grown. Bernard Lonclas is assisted by the family to run the champagne house.
Alfred Tritant’s ancestors were winegrowers in Bouzy, and sold their grapes. In 1930, Alfred Triitant decided that he wanted to produce his own wine, and thus he created Champagne Alfred Tritant. His two daughters followed him. Jean-Luc Weber Tritant has been responsible for Alfred Tritant since 2000, taking over from his mother Dominique. Tritant has been organically certified since 2023.
Vinified in stainless steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation completed.
Dosage 9 g/l
Aroma of red fruits, currants followed by candied cherry, mulberry jam. Fresh notes of grapefruit give a pleasant fresh acidity. The palette creates a fine balance between Pinot Noir aromas and the freshness and elegance of Chardonnay. The mousse is round and generous.
Vinified in stainless steel tank, malolactic fermentation, 3 years on lees.
Intense nose with aromas of plum, almonds, fresh hazelnut. When it becomes oxygenated, there are notes of baked goods. On the palette it is round and you can sense candied orange and apricot. The finish is long and citrusy.
Assemblage with 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay.
Vinified in stainless steel tank – malolactic fermentation done. 5 years on lees.
Dosage approx. 7 g/l.
The aroma is fresh with yellow fruits and when oxygenated, notes of grilled almonds and candied fruit emerge. On the palette, it is a perfect combination of aromatic freshness, sweetness, brioche and toast.
Roualet Père et Fils is run today by the siblings Fabrice and Fabienne Roualet, who are the 13th generation of the Roualet family, which has produced champagne for 4 centuries. The house’s vineyard is located in Champillon (premiere cru) and Dizy in the Marne Valley north of Epernay and both blue and green grapes benefit from the concentrated calcareous soil in the area. The family name originates from the word ROUALE, which refers to a small shovel used to plant vines. Herewith the proof of a genuine Champagne family.
Production 3 years aging on bottle during 2. Fermentation. Produced with the saignée-methode. Very short maceration from veille vigne Pinot Noir vines. Approx. 20% reserve wine.
Bottles produced Very limited production
Taste & Style A mild and easy pleaser-rosé champagne. Pretty Pinot Noir notes of small red berries and a nice autolytic notes both in aroma and on the palette.
Production Traditional champagne production with temperature controlled fermentation for 2 weeks. Depending on the outcome of the harvest, different tanks for individual batches of grapes is used, before the final cuvée is blended. Min. 3 years of 2. fermentation prior to release.
Taste & Style Crisp and fresh with notes of apricot, citrus fruit, rye and brioche. Just classic.
Cuvée and grape variety 85% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Noir.
Dosage 5 g/l
Production Traditional champagne production with temperature controlled fermentation for 2 weeks. Depending on the outcome of the harvest, different tanks for individual batches of grapes is used, before the final cuvée is blended. Min. 3 years of 2. fermentation prior to release.
Taste & Style A noble example of classic champagne with simple, clean champagne notes and delicate finesse. Classic and a sure pleaser.
Production Traditional champagne production with temperature controlled fermentation for 2 weeks. Depending on the outcome of the harvest, different tanks for individual batches of grapes is used, before the final cuvée is blended. Min. 3 years of 2. fermentation prior to release.
Taste & Style Crisp and fresh with notes of apricot, citrus fruit, rye and brioche. Just classic.
Roualet Père et Fils is run today by the siblings Fabrice and Fabienne Roualet, who are the 13th generation of the Roualet family, which has produced champagne for 4 centuries. The house’s vineyard is located in Champillon (premiere cru) and Dizy in the Marne Valley north of Epernay and both blue and green grapes benefit from the concentrated calcareous soil in the area. The family name originates from the word ROUALE, which refers to a small shovel used to plant vines. Herewith the proof of a genuine Champagne family.
Production Traditional champagne production with temperature controlled fermentation for 2 weeks. Depending on the outcome of the harvest, different tanks for individual batches of grapes is used, before the final cuvée is blended. Min. 3 years of 2. fermentation prior to release.
Taste & Style A blend of the best Pinot Noir cuvées from the same vintage. Firm and full with aromas of red berries, a slightly smoky note, well preserved and delicate.
In the southernmost part of Champagne, in Aube, you will find Neuville sur Seine, where champagne C.H Piconnet belongs, amidst the very beautiful landscapes. In 2014, the couple Clément and Agathe took over 6 hectares of fields planted with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Blanc. Like many other small champagne houses, Piconnet focuses on sustainability and ecology. Like few others, Piconnet uses i.a. Pinot Blanc in its champagnes. Piconnet works under the ethics and sustainability certifications “Haute Valeur”, “Environmentale” and “Viticulture Durable en Champagne” and represents the new generation of young quality and environment-oriented champagne makers.
3 Cépages carries its name (3 grapes) to underline the use of the 3. grape Pinot Blanc.
Dosage 0 gr. / liter, Brut Nature
Degorgement March 2022
Production All field work is carried out according to organic and biodynamic principles. The private label champagnes are produced from only 2 ha. covering a production of just 2000 bottles. Remaining grapes are sold to big champagne brands such as Veuve Clicquot. The first vintager under private label was 2014, just as the building of the new winery was finalized. The new winery has modern technology incl. new pneumatic press. All champagne go through spontaneous fermentation and malolactic fermentation to enhance a soft and pleasant expression.
Bottles produced 2577 and 90 magnums
Taste & Style Great aromas and a relatively warm expression. Shades and layers unfold beautifully and this champagne benefits in particular from being served in a wine glass. Interesting and compelling assemblage, showcasing what Pinot Blanc adds in terms of aromas of almond, pear, citrus zest and minerallity.
André Heucq is the epitome of authenticity, biodynamics and “Meunier power”. Geographically, we are located in the Marne valley a little northwest of Reims in the village of Cuisles. Cuisles is known for its completely unique terroir of sand, then a completely unique type of green clay, which contains nutritious algae extracts that contribute to the vines’ beautiful growing conditions. The third layer is lime as we know it from the entire Champagne region. André Heucq is a biodynamicist and working with nature is a high priority, e.g. all field work is carried out with horses and without mechanical aids. The great passion is the Menuier grape.
Cuvée and grape sort 50% Chardonnay, 20% Meunier and 30 % Pinot Noir
Dosage 3 gr. / liter, Extra Brut
Production André Heucq uses first press only in all cuvées. The entire vineyard labour is done by hand and with horses, as to diesel driven vehicles. Heucq holds official biodynamic certification since 2019. This assemblage is from the three main grapes from the 2013 harvest. The wine rests 5 years sur lie and dosage is deliberately low. Vinification is carried out on steel tanks and 50% on French oak barrels resulting in beautiful balance and elegance. The grapes are harvested from 2 parcelles “le Bout de la Ville” and “la Sablonnière.
Bottles produced 3400
Taste & Style Very delicious vintage champagne from a fine vintage; 2013. Exclusive and well integrated champagne with great aging potential for those who really love mature champagne, as well a ready-to-drink-champagne just now. Very impressive aromas, creamy texture and delicate fruitiness. Shortly said; this is a grand and great champagne.
Champagne Blanc de Noirs, Vintage, assemblage Pinot Noir, Meunier
Vintage 2008
Cuvée and grape sort 70 % Meunier og 30 % Pinot Noir
Dosage Brut Nature
Degorgement September 2021
Bottles produced 1000
Production André Heucq uses first press only in all cuvées. The entire vineyard labour is done by hand and with horses, as to diesel driven vehicles. Heucq holds official biodynamic certification since 2019. The wines undergo vinification on both steel tanks and barrels and the malolactic feremetation is carried out. The first femataion takes place on inox followed by one year of barrels and 10 years sur lie 10 prior to degorgement.
The grapes for this cuvée are harvested from vines approx. 40 years old from the Marne Valley, Cuisles, Jonquery og Olizy
Taste & style A champagne of high complexity, ready to drink now, but for fans of André Heucq’s style, this champagne still has potential for further aging and evolution.
The house is located in the southernmost part of Champagne in Meurville, Aube, where the Leroy family has for generations sold grapes to the big champagne houses, which finances the operation of its own label, Remy Leroy, which amounts to approx. 1/3 of the family’s 9 hectares. The underground in Meurville differs markedly from the more well-known and traditional areas of northern Champagne. Here in the south, the soil type is shared with Chablis, so you might think it is mainly Chardonnay as in Chablis, but it is actually the Pinot Noir grape that is primarily grown in the area. Remy Leroy’s 9 hectares consist of 70% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Meunier. In terms of style, the champagnes are characterized by late harvest for optimally ripe grapes, low dosage and high aromatics.
Vintage 2014 was a year of contrasts in several European wine regions including Champagne. A warm and sunny spring, subseded into a wet and cool summer. By harvest time, the sun returned and eventually 2014 generated cool, elegant champagnes with great longevity.
Cuvée and grape variety 100% Pinot Noir, Vintage 2014
Dosage 2 g/l
Degorgement November 2019
Production Organic methodes in the vineyard to enhance biodiversity and secure strong, healthy and natural vines. In the cellar each parcel is vinified individually to showcase the differences in terroir. Use of modern press and work by gravity is preferered as to remontage. Oxidation of the must is strictly controlled allowing a minimum of sulfur and fermentaion is carried out spontaneously. Both steel tanks and french oak barrels incl. bâtonnage.
Smag & Stil A grand champagne. Taste of delicious red berries
Vintage 2014 was a year of contrasts in several European wine regions including Champagne. A warm and sunny spring, subseded into a wet and cool summer. By harvest time, the sun returned and eventually 2014 generated cool, elegant champagnes with great longevity.
Cuvée and grape variety 100% Pinot Noir, Vintage 2014
Dosage 2 g/l
Degorgement November 2019
Production Organic methodes in the vineyard to enhance biodiversity and secure strong, healthy and natural vines. In the cellar each parcel is vinified individually to showcase the differences in terroir. Use of modern press and work by gravity is preferered as to remontage. Oxidation of the must is strictly controlled allowing a minimum of sulfur and fermentaion is carried out spontaneously. Both steel tanks and french oak barrels incl. bâtonnage.
Smag & Stil A grand champagne. Taste of delicious red berries
Domaine de Bichery is a newly established champagne house run by the married couple Raphaël and Hannah, who both come from “champagne families”. Raphaël is a trained oenologist from Burgundy and established himself as a champagne maker in his hometown of Neuville sur Seine (Côte des Bar) in 2013. Raphaël has worked with champagne and wine all his life, and the small domaine, which was originally the family barn, is in today a modern, organic cuverie, which has had the French ECOCERT certificate since 2019, and all champagne is also made with natural yeast. Domaine de Bichery has approx. 8 hectares spread over 10 different plots spread over the villages of Neuville sur Seine and Gyé sur Seine in the southern part of the Champagne region. The breakdown is 60% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay and approx. 10% Meunier. Raphael sells most of his grapes to larger champagne houses, only 2 ha are used, with enormous passion, for his own labels, but of his best grapes.
Vintage Winter 2018 was extremely wet providing the soils with enough water and nutrition to deal with the following very hot and dry summer. This vintage was outstanding, producing champagnes that are both ready to drink and show great aging and evolvement potential.
Cuvée and grape sort 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir
Dosage 0 g/l
Production Organic production both in vineyard and cellar. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are from 3 parcels Val Ligé, La Fontaine du Noyers & l´Envers. 40% is barrel fermented in French oak, 60% solely form steel tanks. This champagne is spontaneously fermented, a Brut Nature, no dosage added.
Bottle production 6399 very limited allocation to Denmark
Taste & Style Deep and golden hues and slightly perfumed and tropical aromas. Exotic notes from toast, dried banana, anise, wild honey, apple and lemon form the core of this salivating vintage champagne.
Vintage 2019 was challenging. The winter was unusually mild, February almost warm continuing into spring. Then dramatic changes and frost in April causing frost damages in the vineyards. Pre summer was very problematic with heat wave that nearly burnt grapes on the vine, especially for the light skinned Pinot Noir. Brutal hail raged in August and harvest was very limited. However, the surviving grapes were of superior quality and 2019 landed as a small but exceptional vintage.
Cuvée and grape sort 100% Chardonnay, Vintage 2019
Degorgement April 2022
Production Chardonnay from the parcel ’Charme de Fin’, hence the name. Spontaneous fermentation and partly aging on steel tank and French oak barrels. This champagne is biodynamic and free of sulfites. Micro production of this very a-typical Chardonnay from from ”Pinot Noir-land”. An absolute rarity, which come across attractive for many years.
Bottles produced 850, very limited allocation to Denmark
Taste and style Avantgarde champagne for the picky type
Vintage 2017 saw a great start but continued complicated. A dry and hot spring continued into summer and caused early budding and flowering. August was rainy and caused difficulties and some botrytis in the vineyards. Harvest had to be early, which for Chardonnay turned out fine, for Pinot Noir excellent while Meunier was at risk for over ripening.
Bottles produced 500 with a very limited allocation to Denmark
Production Organic production from plant to cellar. Sponatenouly fermented style of Champagne and a combination of use of both steel tanks and french oak barrels, which characterizes the entire portfolio. Bottled without clarifying and filtering. Bichery’s champagnes are characterized by a grand maturity, a slight oxidative style and striking structure. Désir Noir 2017 is the first of its kind and all 500 bottled labeled with individually designed labels. This is a unica-champagne.
Smag & Stil Intense and specific Blanc de Noirs, very individuel.
Extremely ambitious champagne house, run by young forces, Aurélion Suenen, who has inherited his father’s vineyard. For him, terroir is God, and nothing else in production is more important than the study, understanding and interpretation of the precise terroir. Thus, his champagnes are praised to the skies for a very special focus and personality in each individual cuvée and bottle. In general, his champagnes are in the ultimate dry style with as low a dosage as possible, precisely to produce the most expressive style, flavor and terroir imprint. Suenen is one of the few comets in the sky of young, visionary champagne producers, a star above Champagne. The house is located in Cramant on the Côte de Blancs classified Grand Cru.
Vintage 2019, med 40% reserve wine from 2018+2017+2015
Cuvée and grape variety 100% Chardonnay, Grand Cru. Wine base: 2019, with 40% reserve wine from 2018+2017+2015
Dosage 0 g. / liter, Brut Nature
Production Aurélien Suenen is terroir man, and understanding and caring for his soils is the ultimative goal for production of his premium champagne, which is what they are all considered. No pesticides used and all individual presses are taken through lab analysis, in order to constantly study and understand de individual vineyard sites and the condition of the terroirs. He believes in low or no dosage for a non manipulated or disturbed expression of his cuvées.
Bottles produced Very few bottles allocated to DK
Taste & Style All champagnes from Suenen express precision, focus, cool style and vitality coming through in Chardonnay with immense power. He believes in terroir and is an amazing creater of absolute premium champagnes, that are all extra brut. C+C is very fascinating, naturally muscular, concentrated and balanced. En Vouge Champagne.
Today, Roger Brun is on the hands of Philippe Brun, known and honored as a VERY dedicated winemaker. He is quoted for saying: “I do not make romantic champagnes – I am a WINE MAKER”. According to Philippes, champagne must be enjoyed with food, which actually refelcts the style of his various champagnes. The domaine is situated in Aÿ, east of Epernay on the northern banks of the Marne River. Aÿ er one of the 17 villages with Grand Cru classification. Roger Brun also produces and vinifices for some of the big champagne houses such as Krug, Bollinger og Piper-Heidsieck. Annual production approx. 45.000 bottles.
Cuvée and grape variety 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay
Dosage 3 g/L, extra brut
Production Frankly, this is top top Grand Cru champagne. Degorgement was done late for this fantastic champagne. In 2019 Vintage Oenotheque Reserve Familiale Grand Cru 2004 was honoured and elected as the best champagne in the world by Glass of Bubbly with the title “The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly 2019”
Taste & Style Grand Grower Grand Cru with aromas of brioche, dried apricot, wild flowers and candied lemon. On the palette; complex, powerful and full bodied with taste of honey, citrus, sea buckthorn and apricot. Unfolds and reveals with complexity and impressive details. Only produced in certain vintages and limited amounts.
Family run champagne house from 1890 i Rilly-la-Montagnei in the Marne-departement. Today run by 5th generation by Laurent Champs. Vilmart & Cie have cult status, possibly only beaten by Jacques Selosse in terms of attention and hype. Vilmart operates a traditionel 4000 kg presse fra Coquard for 24 hours per press to favour the juice from the broken grapes. Vilmart & Cie work according to their sustainable cerifications ”Viticulture Durable” (Sustainable Viticulture) and ”Haute Valeur Environnementale”.
Champagne Magnum, Vintage Champagne 2010, Assemblage & Premier Cru.
Cuvée and grape variety 80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir
Dosage 7 g/l
Produktion Chardonnay og Pinot Noir from vineyards classified Premier Cru and old vines approx. 60 years. The cuvé is barrelaged 10 months on small barriques and lies sur lie 70 months on bottle prior to release. No malolactic fermentation is carried out.
Taste & Style Hazelnut and brioche. A huge aroma chu bang of citrus, vanilla and exotic fruit. Big and straight forward taste with several dimensions, constantly evolving. A big experience, a firework!
