Type

Sparkling Wine

Appellation

Champagne

Variety

100% Chardonnay

Champs Rayés means 'Striped Field,' and the name refers to the two different colored veins of marl that run through the vineyard, which give it a striped look. These vines are located in the nearby town of Noé-les-Mallets, which is especially known for producing great Chardonnay. The wine is aged in oak barrels and then kept on the lees for six years prior to release, and like all the Champagnes from Piollot, it’s disgorged non-dosé.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Champs Rayés, Noé les Mallets

Soil type

Clay-limestone soils

Vine agePlanted in 2004

PruningChablis

ExpositionWestern

Vinification

Fermentation in stainless steel tanks; full malolactic conversion.

ElevageÉlevage in stainless steel and oak barrels for 10 months. Bottle-aging on lees for 6 years before release.

Harvest typeHand Harvested

More about
the producer

Champagne Piollot

Founded in 1986

8.5 hectares

Champagne Piollot is produced by Roland Piollot and his wife Dominique Moreau from family-owned vines in the Aube. The vineyards are located primarily in the town of Polisot, where the family has had strong roots since the early 20th century. In 1911, Roland’s great-grandfather was one of the leaders of the famous Aube revolt, which ensured that the Aube would remain an official part of Champagne. As of 2018, Roland and Dominique have been joined by their daughter, Jeanne.

Roland's father was extremely passionate about vineyard work and replanted all of his vineyards using the selection massale method (he even kept some of the old Pinot Blanc vineyards that most of his neighbors were replanting to Pinot Noir or Chardonnay). In 1986, Roland decided to bottle the wines himse...