Champagne Jérôme Prévost

Champagne house in Gueux, Montagne de Reims.

Village: Gueux
Region: Montagne de Reims
Cuvées in the guide: 3

History‌ Jérôme Prévost founded Champagne La Closerie in 1998, although he had already inherited the vineyards from his grandmother in 1987. Originally he sold his grapes to négociants, but under the influence of his friend Anselme Selosse he began making champagne himself in 1998 in the latter's cellar in Avize. Since 2003 vinification has taken place in his own cellar, designed by himself, in Gueux, and in 2018 he moved to a modern, ecological cellar directly next to the vineyard.

Vineyards and Terroir The core is the 2-hectare plot Les Béguines, planted with 100% Pinot Meunier (massal selection) that was planted in the 1960s. The soil is unique for the region: a 45-million-year-old seabed consisting of sand and limestone (fossils), without the typical deep chalk layer of Champagne. Prévost works biodynamically and organically, without herbicides or pesticides, focusing on physiological ripeness and mycorrhization.

Winemaking Prévost follows a "lazy vinification" without machine input or electricity in the cellar.

Fermentation: Exclusively in oak barrels (225-600 litres) with wild yeasts.
Fining/Filtration: No fining, filtration or cold stabilisation.
Dosage: Extremely low, often extra-brut with 2 to 3 g/l sugar, or even no dosage at second disgorgement.
Disgorgement: Possible early (about 16 months after bottling) to avoid yeast flavours.
Blending: No blending of different vineyards or vintages; every bottle is a single vintage (indicated by an LC code).

Champagnes The house produces three main lines with worldwide cult status and limited availability (approx. 3,000-6,000 bottles/year): 1. La Closerie Les Béguines: The flagship, 100% Pinot Meunier from Gueux, known for its complex, mineral and "vinous" character. 2. Fac-Simile: A rare Extra-Brut Rosé, made from still red Pinot Meunier from the same vineyard. 3. Grand Cru / Experimental: Recently also releases of Chardonnay (e.g. Grand Cru) and other experimental cuvées, in which grapes are sometimes bought in from elsewhere for specific projects.

Cuvées by Jérôme Prévost

Jérôme Prévost La Closerie Grand Cru

La Closerie Fac Similé Rosé

Rosé · Extra Brut

Extra-brut rosé d'assemblage of 87% Les Béguines base wine and 13% still red wine, about 3,300 bottles a year.

La Closerie Les Béguines

Blanc de Noirs · Extra Brut · 94% Meunier, 2% Pinot Gris, 2% Chardonnay

Extra-brut blanc de noirs from a Meunier parcel planted in 1964, first produced in 1998.

Importers

Jérôme Prévost is imported by: Best of Wines.

Where it is sold

Shops and wholesalers carrying Jérôme Prévost: HermanWines.

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