Three French Vines

With 6.5 acres of Grand Cru vineyard in the coveted village of Mesnil-sur-Oger,  Launois has some of the most valuable and sought after terroir in all of Champagne. The domaine goes back several generations, but the grapes were historically always sold to the Le Mesnil cooperative. That came to an end in 2015 when Julien Launois and his wife Sarah took over the estate from his father, and they shocked the village by immediately canceling the contract with the co-op. They named the domaine Paul Launois after their young son, and burst onto the world scene with the revolutionary concept of producing single-barrel Champagne.

The Josselin family have been winegrowers for generations, acquiring their first vineyard in 1854 on the land abutting Gyé sur Seine, a champagne village crossed by the Seine river.

Starting with some parcels inherited from his parents, Jean Josselin labored hard and built his vineyards among the best hillsides of the region, replete with evocative names: Beauregard, Davasgné, Cosvigne.

In 1957, the great champagne adventure began, when he created his own brand: Champagne Jean Josselin.

Champagne Marion-Bosser is the mother-daughter team of Bernadette and Elodie Marion. They perpetuate a family tradition, crafting champagnes that are the very essence of subtlety, refinement and elegance. This all woman team produce award winning champagne, taking out the Chairman’s Trophy of “The Ultimate Wine Challenge” in New York in 2015 with their Extra Brut. The Extra Brut is also served to first class on British Airways.

This Champagne House is in the traditional champagne village of Hautvillers, which is exclusively planted Premier Cru and is located on the right bank of the Great Valley on the Marne. Hautvillers Abbey is made famous as the home of the Benedictine monk, Dom Pérignon (1658 to 1715).

The Monmarthe family have been in Ludes since 1737 and the Champagne House was founded in 1930. Today the House is run by Jean-Guy Monmarthe who is the sixth generation in the region.

Ludes has a Premier Cru village classification and is situated in the Marne (Champagne-Ardenne region) in the north-east of France. In April 2014 Champagne Monmarthe was awarded the Certificate of High Environmental Value for its whole vineyard. This distinction is given in tribute of the efforts and results achieved by Jean-Guy for the respect of his terroir.

Monmarthe Champagne comes from an indepth know how and understanding of their grapes, land, and blending to produce fantastic champagne. This champagne house produces a seductive and beautiful range of premier cru champagnes.

The Mansard Family established their Champagne House in 1901 and they have now been creating champagne for 5 generations.  Based just outside of Épernay, this is a family steeped in champagne history.  Their land traverses 7 parcels of exceptional land across the Vallée de la Marne.

Achille Princier relies on a unique style. It uses only the musts from the first press, called "cuvée", in order to bring finesse to the Champagnes. This method also makes it possible to maintain the high quality of its reserve wines. The cuvées age at a natural and constant temperature in traditional cellars.

Champagne Christian Senez was founded by Cristian and Josette Senez in 1974.

For over 40 years their passion, thoroughness and creative spirit have allowed them to establish their pedigree. This is continued today with Angélique, Cristian and Josette’s daughter, together with her husband Frédérich, are still making champagne in the same familiar, simple and convivial atmosphere which they treasure so dearly.

This Champagne House is situated in Fontette, a small village not only known for producing superb champagne but for Renoir who lived with his family here. Champagne Cristian Senez now owns 21 hectares of vines and produces more than 400,000 bottles of prize winning champagne.