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HERITAGE
“MY HEART AND MIND ARE THE SOUL OF MY WINE.”
A family business for five generations, Vilmart is driven by unique intuition, a taste for precision and a certain form of freedom.
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Vilmart et Cie HERITAGE MY HEART AND MIND ARE THE SOUL OF MY WINE. - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Vilmart et Cie HERITAGE MY HEART AND MIND ARE THE SOUL OF MY WINE. A family business for five generations, Vilmart is driven by unique intuition, a taste for precision and a certain form of freedom. 02 LAURENT CHAMPS FIRST AND
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“FIRST AND FOREMOST, I CRAFT WINE.THE CHAMPAGNE COMES NEXT, TO MY VERY GREAT PLEASURE.”
Since 1995, René’s son Laurent Champs has imbued the house with his energy and dedication. He works with precision to reinterpret his wines, with the utmost respect for the work accomplished by the preceding four generations.
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LAURENT CHAMPS
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In 1890, Désiré Vilmart founded the house in the heart of the village of Rilly-la-Montagne, at the foot
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his son Charles, then his grandson Renan. They were both instrumental in furthering the house’s
- growth. Independence and boldness were already
characteristic of the house’s outlook.
RESPECT
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THE VINEYARD
The 11 exclusively Premier Cru hectares of the Vilmart vineyard are notable for its mix of varietals: a majority of Chardonnay (60%), with the remaining 40% planted to Pinot Noir.
THE VINES
The estate’s vines are on average 35 years old. Grapes from the oldest vines, which are 60 years old, are reserved for crafting Coeur de Cuvée and Blanc de Blancs champagnes.
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HARMONY
With a desire to tend the vines in harmony with nature, Vilmart is committed to environmentally friendly viticulture. The house has obtained Haute Valeur Environnementale (High Environmental Quality) and Viticulture Durable (Sustainable Viticulture) certification, and abides by the principles of the Ampelos charter (a quality charter excluding the use of chemical fertiliser, herbicides and insecticides), thereby defending biodiversity and its own ecosystem.
REFLECTING THE TERROIR
The qualities of patience, consistency and humility are essential to exalt the
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right choices in everything he undertakes, learning from previous experience.
THE APPROACH
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THE PHILOSOPHY
SHAPING THE FUTURE
Instilling the house with constantly renewed energy
ATTENTIVE TO THE DETAILS
The emotions procured by the wines he crafts..
PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE
Every stage of the crafting process require patience and precision.
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After 10 months
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vinification in wooden barrels, the wine is bottled and left to age in the estate’s chalk cellars: three to four years for non-vintage champagnes, and five to eight years for vintages.
CELLARING
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Vinification takes place in wood to gives the wines particular character, providing body, fruit, roundness and subtlety. Absence
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malolactic fermentation to preserves freshness, tautness and subtlety, as well as the pronounced identity of the aromas.
CRAFTING
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“When I think of inesse in Champagne,Vilmart is one of the irst names that come to my mind.”
Antonio Galloni
OUR WINES
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“I craft my wine to bring champagne lovers together.”
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