Champagne Marc Chauvet
Champagne house in Rilly-la-Montagne, Montagne de Reims.
- Village
- Rilly-la-Montagne (Premier Cru)
- Region
- Montagne de Reims
- Type of house
- RM · Récoltant Manipulant
- Cuvées in the guide
- 6
Champagne Marc Chauvet is a récoltant-manipulant in Rilly-la-Montagne, a premier cru village in the Montagne de Reims. The family traces its winegrowing tradition back to Nicolas Chauvet, a winegrower from Rilly who has lain buried in the village church since 1529.
Family
Brother and sister Nicolas and Clotilde Chauvet continue the work of their parents Claudette and Marc and their grandparents Andrée and René Chauvet. Nicolas looks after the vineyard, while oenologist Clotilde is in charge of vinification.
Approach
The vineyard is tended with a great deal of manual work; the business is certified HVE and VDC and has been strongly committed to the environment since 2005. The wines do not undergo malolactic fermentation and age in hand-dug chalk cellars.
Champagnes
- Brut Tradition: one third each of chardonnay, pinot noir and meunier.
- Brut Sélection: 50% chardonnay, 40% pinot noir and 10% meunier.
- Cuvée Rubis: rosé de saignée from 100% pinot noir.
- Brut Millésimé 2017: 50% pinot noir and 50% chardonnay, eight years on the lees.
- Cuvée Duo 2014: blanc de blancs with a light passage in oak, 1,500 bottles.
- Cuvée Initiales 2015: the prestige cuvée, made only in exceptional years.
Cuvées by Marc Chauvet
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