Champagne Pouillon

Chemin du Bois 2019 is an iconic single-vineyard cuvée by Fabrice Pouillon, made from an old massal selection of Pinot Noir planted in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ Premier Cru. This plot holds a special place in the domain's history: it inspired Fabrice Pouillon's specific method of secondary fermentation, now used for all of the house's champagnes. The wine develops a complex profile of ripe red fruits, flowers, toasted notes, spices, and a saline touch, with a creamy yet very fresh palate.

The Pinot Noir is vinified in oak barrels, from new to four-wine barrels, with indigenous yeasts and bâtonnage. Secondary fermentation is carried out according to the Fabrice Pouillon Method, without added sugar or sulfur, and the wine then spends approximately 60 months on lees before disgorgement. The dosage is Extra-Brut. A vinous and profound champagne, perfect with roast pigeon, duck, veal with mushrooms, bluefin tuna, or aged cheeses.

The Solera cuvée is one of Pouillon's most distinctive champagnes. It blends equal parts Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Mareuil-sur-Aÿ Premier Cru, using the solera principle: several vintages have been successively blended since 1997, creating a wine that combines the freshness of recent years with the complexity of older ones. The result is rich and deep, with notes of ripe apple, dried fruits, honey, brioche, sweet spices, and candied citrus, supported by a beautiful tension.

Fermentation takes place in French oak barrels with indigenous yeasts, followed by aging in large oak foudres. The Extra-Brut dosage is very low—the 2021 technical sheet indicated 2 g/L—which maintains a lot of freshness despite the richness of the blend. The estate even recommends opening it about thirty minutes before tasting or decanting it. Ideal with pan-fried foie gras, truffled poultry, mushrooms, aged Comté, or gourmet cuisine.

Grande Vallée is the flagship cuvée of Roger Pouillon & Fils, the one that best encapsulates the identity of the house. It blends several terroirs from the Marne Valley and the Épernay area — Avenay, Épernay, Festigny, Mareuil and Mutigny — to create a balanced champagne, generous yet always ethereal. The profile combines ripe apple, pear, citrus, white flowers and brioche, with a supple, fresh and finely saline palate.

Fabrice Pouillon crafts this cuvée in the same spirit as the entire estate: precision in the vineyard, natural fermentations, and the pursuit of a measured effervescence. The house notably uses its own method of secondary fermentation, developed starting in 2004, which relies on the sugars naturally present in the grapes rather than a classic addition of sucrose. A very versatile champagne, perfect as an aperitif, with oysters, raw fish, roasted poultry or hard cheeses.

Les Valnons 2019 is a single-parcel Chardonnay cuvée from Aÿ, a Grand Cru village historically associated with Pinot Noir. It is precisely this contrast that Fabrice Pouillon seeks to highlight: a terroir-driven Chardonnay, tense, deep, and very expressive, revealing another facet of Aÿ. The nose combines ripe citrus, yellow apple, white flowers, chalk, and subtle toasted notes, while the palate is ample, saline, and structured, with a beautiful mineral length. The estate presents Les Valnons as one of its most audacious cuvées.

Crafted with the house's single-parcel philosophy, this champagne is vinified with a low-intervention approach and an Extra-Brut dosage to preserve the precision of the terroir. It will pair perfectly with scallops, roasted turbot, lobster, poultry in sauce, or aged Comté cheese.