Rilly-la-Montagne

Champagne village in the Montagne de Reims, classified Premier Cru.

Region: Montagne de Reims
Classification: Premier Cru
Champagne houses in the guide: 16

Rilly-la-Montagne is a wine village in the Marne department (51), on the northern flank of the Montagne de Reims, a short distance south of Reims, in the Grande Montagne.

Cru: Rilly-la-Montagne has Premier Cru status.
Vineyards: the vineyards lie on the north-facing slopes below the forests of the Montagne, on limestone. Pinot noir, chardonnay and meunier are all three planted.
Character: the champagnes combine freshness and tension with the structure of pinot noir.
Producers: the village has many vignerons. The best-known house is Vilmart & Cie; those working here also include Bouxin & Fils, Delaunois-Chanez, Didier Herbert, Stéphane Herbert, François Lecompte, Henri Chauvet, J&H Fagot, Michel Fagot, J. Lassalle, Jean Goût, Le Bourgeois, Philippe Brugnon, Roger Manceaux, Veuve Maurice Lepitre and Yves Couvreur.

A railway tunnel on the Reims-Épernay line runs beneath the Montagne near Rilly.

Champagne houses in Rilly-la-Montagne

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