After a mild winter, the development of the vineyard was slowed down by devastating spring frusty episodes and a long pre-summer humid period. Fortunately, a hot, dry and sunny summer offered a particularly fast maturation, resulting in a happy grape harvesting under a cool sun. The wines produced are fine, lively and well structured. They offer great vintages with strong Chardonnay and spicy Pinot Noir.

This year is characterized by very marked seasons, alternating intense cold and drought. In spite of a late flowering because of sharp falls in temperature, a summer marked by alternating rains and high temperatures, and a very average global insolation, the 1996 vintage is exceptional : wines are well-balanced and frank, offering a strong ageing potential.

Although the weather was chaotic during the summer of 1998 (a cool July, hot August, and humid September), 1998 is a tasty, refined and balanced vintage, the grapes having matured to perfection. The wine has a fresh attack followed by a rich-flavoured, harmonious and ample mid-palate, and finally an airy finish. The Pinots Noirs are fleshy and strong nosed, while the white and exotic fruit flavours of the Chardonnays offer smoothness and generosity.

A relatively warm winter, followed by violent hail storms during the summer, finally produced a mostly dry and precocious harvest for the vintage 2000.  Fine and balanced wines, the resulting champagne is delightful.  While the Pinots Noirs are powerful and well structured, the Chardonnays are seductive and aromatic.

The dry and mild weather which dominated the year undoubtedly explains the abundance of the 2004 vintage.  It took almost 3 weeks to harvest the grapes and the resulting expressive wines are faithful to the characteristics of each cru:  complex and ample Pinots Noirs married to powerful Chardonnays of extreme finesse. A successful year.

A month-long heatwave in July preceded the particularly wet months of August and September, thus explaining the speed at which the 2006 grapes were harvested.  While the well-balanced Chardonnays offer wonderful potential for ageing, the Pinots Noirs are distinctively rich and structured.

Each Vintage champagne creation is unique. The generous and crystalline Vintage 2008 offers an outstanding take on the traditional balance between subtly ripened Chardonnay and Pinot Noirs, from 20 crus. Unique in character, this wine is refined by extended aging.

A rain-filled spring followed by a dry, sunny summer provided an ideal combination to make the 2012 Millésime an exceptional vintage. Modest production along with a magnificent maturity of the grapes contributed to an extraordinary aromatic concentration. Elegant Chardonnays blended with powerful Pinots Noirs to produce rich, perfectly balanced wines.

Following clement weather in early 2014, an early spring flaunted gorgeous flowering. After particularly cool and humid weather at the beginning of summer, the sun reappeared in mid-August for an Indian summer that lasted until September. The 2014 vintage boasts Chardonnays with sensational crispness and fruity, sophisticated Pinots Noirs.

« Vintage 2014 presents a perfect balance of warm, spiced aromas with a remarkable fresh palate.» 

- Emilien Boutillat, Chief WInemaker. -