The Montagne de Reims lies between the Marne and the Vesle Rivers, forming a broad, undulating headland of forests and thickets that stretches east-west for about 30km and north-south for 6-10km.
The vineyards hug its western and northern flanks, planted in a huge semicircle that extends from Louvois to Villers-Allerand. Vines carpet the limestone slopes and steep valleys of the famous Champagne villages of Bouzy and Ambonnay, following the contours of the mountain from Trépail to Villers-Marmery, before disappearing from view in the folds and creases of its northern flank, skirting the plain of Rheims and the famously picturesque villages of Verzenay, Mailly and Verzy.
The vineyards are predominantly planted to the Pinot Noir except in Trépail and Villers-Marmery where the Chardonnay is also cultivated.
Champagne to be served:
David Leclapart Cuvee L’Artiste 2011
Egly Ouriet Blanc de Noirs Vieilles Vignes NV
Bereche ‘Cote” Grand Cru Blanc de Blanc Extra Brut 2005
Chartogne Taillet Fiacre Tete de Cuvee 2010
Jerome Prevost La Closerie ‘Les Beguines’ Extra Brut NV
Savart Bulle de Rose 1er cru NV