Champagne René Jolly

Champagne house in Landreville, Côte des Bar.

Village

Landreville

Region

Côte des Bar

Type of house

RM · Récoltant Manipulant

Cuvées in the guide

2

Champagne​‌​ René Jolly is a family business in Landreville (Côte des Bar) with a history going back to 1737. The estate is recognised as a Vigneron Indépendant and produces champagne exclusively from its own grapes.

History

• The Jolly family has grown wine in Landreville for centuries, with written evidence going back to the 18th century.
• The estate has an 18th-century vaulted cellar and a linden tree from 1730.
• Pierre-Eric Jolly currently runs the estate, which is known for innovations such as a unique gravity-fed pressing and the traditional dégorgement à la volée (without ice).

Vineyards

• The estate manages 13.55 to 14 hectares spread over five of its own plots.
• The soil is Kimmeridgian, which gives the wines power, liveliness and minerality.
• The grape varieties are 75% Pinot Noir and 25% Chardonnay.
• The vineyards are cultivated organically without chemical fertilisers; the grapes are harvested by hand at the point of optimal ripeness.

Working Methods

• The estate is fully autonomous: all tasks, from vineyard to bottle, are carried out by its own staff without subcontractors.
• Vinification takes place in small batches of 50 hl in order to isolate plots; malolactic fermentation is systematic.
• A short passage in wooden barrels is possible; the blend is put together exclusively by Pierre-Eric Jolly.
• The champagnes rest for 3 to 9 years in the old cellars before being disgorged.

Champagnes

• Blanc de Blancs Brut: 100% Chardonnay, from carefully selected plots.
• Cuvée R.J: An exceptional cuvée with 46% Pinot Noir and 54% Chardonnay (years 2010/2012), in which 15% of the wine ages in oak barrels.
• Cuvée R.J Rosé: A rare rosé de maceration of 100% Pinot Noir from the "la Guignelle" plot; only one cuvée per decade.
• Cuvée Édition: The ultimate cuvée, consisting of 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay, aged on cork and agrafe (original closure) for 15 years.
• Vieux Marc de Champagne: A spirit speciality made by distilling grape residues, aged in oak.

Cuvées by René Jolly

Where it is sold

Shops and wholesalers carrying René Jolly: Jérôme's Champagne.

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