REGION: Champagne - Vallée de la Marne

Following his immense success in the Pacific North West with Cayuse, Horsepower and Hors Categorie, Christophe Baron decided to go back to his roots and produce 100% Pinot Meunier from his family’s properties in Champagne finished with zero dosage and only in magnums!

Jérôme Dehours works 42 different vineyards at this small domqaine on the south side of the Marne river. Primarily focusing on Meunier, his wines are beautiful expressions of the varying terroirs found here. The cold terroir and different types of clay and limestone produce deliciously mineral wines

HISTORY Jean-Francois Gamet started Écume in 2024 as a micro-négoce project where he could further explore his passions and winemaking curiosities outside his day job at Champagne Gamet He reclaimed a tiny old family-cellar at the top of the village of Fleury-La-Rivière where he makes and ages his wines The grapes are sourced from his closest friends who are also some of the …

Cédric Moussé has been at the helm of the western Marne estate, Famille Moussé, since 2013. He is a Meunier specialist, producing brilliant salty, juicy, aromatic wines from homeopathically farmed vineyards with a unique terroir of mica-inflected green clay.

Marianne Gamet is a member of a new generation of growers, bringing fresh energy and perspective to her wines. Today, Marianne is making distinctive and delicious Champagnes from eight hectares. The vineyards are split between three villages along the Marne: Mardeuil, Damery, and Fleury la Riviére.

Nicolas Chiquet runs this fabulous estate in the Grand Vallée villages of Aÿ, Dizy, Hautvillers and Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. Using only 1er cru and Grand Cru fruit vinified in stainless steel, he produced incredibly fresh and balanced Champagnes, generous of fruit and texture.

Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy and Sacha Geoffroy are the 5th and 6th generation to lead this Aÿ based domain in the Marne Valley. With a focus on exceptional farming, the Geoffroy family is crafting unique expressions of Cumiéres and its surrounding villages.

René Goutorbe took over the family estate in 1970 and in the last 50 years has expanded the domain to 25h, though the jewel of Goutorbe’s vineyard holdings is their six hectares of Aÿ grand cru. Their rich and aromatic Champagnes are always charming from the NV to the late released Spécial Clubs.

Jean-Paul Hébrart took over the this family estate in the Vallée de la Marne from his father Marc in 1997. Based in the amazing village of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, JP grows mostly Pinot Noir from this hallowed terroir. His Champagnes are unfailingly delicious, juicy, and terroir transparent.