Geographical Location
Our domaine is located in the area of the Côte des Blancs, a lime-stone cliff perpendicular to the Reims mountain, south-east of Epernay.
The six 100% classified Grands Crus, of with Le Mesnil is one, are located midway on the chalky slopes on a thin layer of stones on the tertiary layers where the seonian limestone reaches the surface in a block sometimes over 200 metres deep.
This geological feature presents an obvious advantage: that of storing solar energy and releasing it slowly and regulary, especially overnight.
The key grape variety is the Chardonnay which is best known for its elegance, finesse and freshness.
The Chardonnay grape is the sole grape variety used in the Robert Cuvée Réserve and the vintage champagne "Le Mesnil".
Our other champagnes- Cuvée Pauline, Champagne Rosé and Cuvée Séduction- are made from several grape varieties ; chardonnay the only white grape and pinot noir and pinot meunier the two black grape varieties.
The black grapes come from another vineyard in the Marne valley on a more sandy soil. At the present we exploit 11 hectares of vines of an average age of 25-30 years.
The surface area of any given plot is extremely small, the average in our village being 1000 square metres. So we can say it is a gardening work.
The six 100% classified Grands Crus, of with Le Mesnil is one, are located midway on the chalky slopes on a thin layer of stones on the tertiary layers where the seonian limestone reaches the surface in a block sometimes over 200 metres deep.
This geological feature presents an obvious advantage: that of storing solar energy and releasing it slowly and regulary, especially overnight.
The key grape variety is the Chardonnay which is best known for its elegance, finesse and freshness.
The Chardonnay grape is the sole grape variety used in the Robert Cuvée Réserve and the vintage champagne "Le Mesnil".
Our other champagnes- Cuvée Pauline, Champagne Rosé and Cuvée Séduction- are made from several grape varieties ; chardonnay the only white grape and pinot noir and pinot meunier the two black grape varieties.
The black grapes come from another vineyard in the Marne valley on a more sandy soil. At the present we exploit 11 hectares of vines of an average age of 25-30 years.
The surface area of any given plot is extremely small, the average in our village being 1000 square metres. So we can say it is a gardening work.
