Vin de France “Champêtre” Pétillant Naturel

Domaine Dame Jeanne

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Type

Sparkling Wine

Appellation

Vin de France

Variety

100% Pinot Noir

Viticulture

Vineyard name

“La Grande Côte’’ Molesme.

Soil type

Oxfordian red marl.

PruningGuyot

Vinification

Natural yeast fermentation in old oak barrels.

Elevage2 years aging on the lees.

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfined, unfiltered

More about
the producer

Domaine Dame Jeanne

Founded in 2017

2.3 hectares

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...