Champagne Vilmart & Cie

This family house, located in Rilly-la-Montagne (Montagne de Reims) since 1890, is now run by Laurent Champs. Trained in the domain by his father, René, this great traveler took over the 11 hectares of the domain at the age of 24 in 1995. He has a vision of diversity, a sense of difference, and inherits a forward-thinking spirit. His father already vinified everything in large oak casks, plowed and worked the soils. Preserving a biological life and a terroir identity is in the family spirit. With the idea of making wines before making bubbles. Laurent likes to maintain the vintage effect and seeks champagnes that are fine, elegant, and precise. Malolactic fermentations are blocked to retain freshness and tension. The house style offers a demonstration of elegant classicism born from a long aging time in the cellar.