All Champagne

Nothing marks a special occasion quite like a glass of Champagne, which adds an extra sparkle to any celebration. The luxurious image, heritage and craftsmanship is captured within each bottle, and make it the perfect celebratory bubbles of choice.

Champagne comes only from certain regions of France. The distinctive natural components of the terroir of Champagne are a unique combination of soil, subsoil, climate and grape varieties. These elements lie at the heart of the unique ability of the region to create the world's most exceptional and celebrated sparkling wines. 

There are three main areas, the Côte des Blancs, Vallée de la Marne and Montagne de Reims. The location, vineyards and historic style of each house impart its own character into the Champagne and only three main grape varieties are used - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.

Pinot Noir

The pinot noir accounts for 38% of planting.
It is the predominant grape variety on the Montagne de Reims and the Côte des Bar where the cool, chalky terrain suit it perfectly. It is the Pinot Noir that adds backbone and body to the blend, producing wines with distinctive aromas of red berries and good structure.

Chardonnay

The vineyard management strategy in Champagne has been developed in accordance with vine morphology and natural environmental constraints. It covers every aspect of vine maintenance, including vine selection, planting density, grafting and pruning.

Pinot Meunier

This robust grape variety shows better cold-weather resistance than the pinot noir and is particularly well suited to the more argillaceous soils of the Marne Valley. The meunier adds roundness to the blend, producing supple, fruity wines that tend to age more quickly than wines made with the other two varieties.