New producer

Domaine Dame Jeanne

Jeanne Piollot & Gennaro de Miccoli

Jeanne Piollot grew up at the southern edge of Champagne in the Aube, closer to Burgundy than to the Côte des Blancs or Reims. Working side by side out of the same domaine, her parents created two separate ranges of Champagnes: Piollot Père et Fille, which comes from vineyards on her father’s side, and Marie Courtin, which comes from her mother’s family vineyards.

And so it’s only natural that Jeanne would collaborate with her parents under the same umbrella to create her own label, Dame Jeanne. With the prohibitive rise of Champagne prices over the last generation, acquiring new vines in Champagne seemed elusive, but the family decided to purchase a small domaine in Molesme, just 20 kilometers away over the border into Burgundy. By law, the wines have to be vinified and bottled in Burgundy, so Jeanne took over the winemaking and farming with her partner, Gennaro de Miccoli.

The vineyards of Molesme are well known for producing excellent sparkling wines, as they are located so close to the border of Champagne. Advice from Champagne was of course quite welcome, and Jeanne and Gennaro followed similar farming practices used by the family for decades, abstaining from any herbicides, pesticides, or synthetic chemicals. However, in the cellar, Jeanne and Gennaro have their own vision for the wines they want to create. They use minimal extraction and sulfur to craft vins de soif that live somewhere between Chablis and Champagne.

Dame Jeanne has a double meaning in French. It translates literally to “Lady Jeanne,” giving a tongue-in-cheek regal air to this rustic region, but ‘damejeanne’ is the word for the beautiful, large, round glass jars with a thin neck that have been used to transport and store wines and spirits since the Middle Ages.

Both the sparkling and still wines are equally compelling and are exciting new additions from this often overlooked and lost corner nestled between two famous regions.

Key information

Burgundy

Molesme

2.3 hectares

Founded in 2017

Organic (practicing)

The wines

Coteaux Bourguignons Blanc Alchémille

White Wine
 : Chardonnay
Domaine Dame Jeanne - Coteaux Bourguignons Blanc Alchémille

Even though the vineyards of the Chatillonais are famous for sparkling wine (because they are so close to Champagne), Jeanne Piollot was quickly entranced by the potential to produce great still wines from these vineyards which are, after all, in B...

Vin de France Artémisia

White Wine
 : 100% Pinot Noir
Pack Shot Dame Jeanne Artemisia

Vin de France “Champêtre” Pétillant Naturel

Sparkling Wine
 : 100% Pinot Noir
Pack shot Dame Jeanne Champetre Nat

Prémices Extra Brut

Sparkling Wine
 : Pinot Noir
Domaine Dame Jeanne Crémant de Bourgogne Prémices

The vineyards of Molesme are well known for producing excellent sparkling wines, as they are located so close to the border of Champagne. Jeanne Piollot and her partner Gennaro de Niccoli use the organic farming know-how they learned working at Jea...

Prémices Rosé Extra Brut

Sparkling Rose Wine
 : Pinot Noir
Domaine Dame Jeanne - Crémant de Bourgogne Prémices Rosé

The vineyards of Molesme are well known for producing excellent sparkling wines, as they are located so close to the border of Champagne. Jeanne Piollot and her partner Gennaro de Niccoli use the organic farming know-how they learned working at Jea...

Coteaux Bourguignons Rouge Pensée Sauvage

Red Wine
 : 90% Pinot Noir 10% Gamay
Dame_Jeanne_Pensee_Sauvage

Jeanne Piollot proves how luscious a far-northern French red can be. This micro-cuvée is aromatic and smooth; an aspirational Passetoutgrain blend from up on the Champagne border.

Coteaux Bourguignons Rouge Terre de Sienne

Red Wine
 : 90% Pinot Noir, 10% Gamay
Domaine Dame Jeanne - Coteaux Bourguignons Rouge Terre de Sienne

Even though the vineyards of the Chatillonais are famous for sparkling wine, as they are so close to Champagne, Jeanne Piollot was quickly entranced by the potential to produce great still wines from these vineyards which are, after all, in Burgund...