VINCENT CUILLIER
Since 2018, this committed young winegrower has been experimenting with his own approach to vineyard management on two plots of the family estate. He approaches the vineyard as a living ecosystem, with its various components and their specific needs. Two main principles guide his work:
NATURE AS THE FOUNDATION
Light soil work that respects both the soil and living organisms, reflected, for example, in the natural grassing of the soils in spring. Biodiversity is preserved by producing homemade compost to enrich the vines with microorganisms and further improve the nutritional quality of the soils. Cover crops are planted in each plot to create the organic matter necessary for the development of biodiversity.
AGROFORESTRY
Taking the development of this ecosystem a step further.
THE CUVÉES
Chemin des Rois and L’Arbre. These are the first cuvées from Champagne Vincent Cuillier. A unique range showcasing the work undertaken by Vincent Cuillier since 2015 on the finest plots of the family estate, produced in limited quantities.
TERROIR
On the heights above Reims, with breathtaking views, the vines benefit from a unique soil composed of Thanetian sand, a geological period dating back around 60 million years. Among microfossils, pockets of limestone and clay aggregates, the grapes draw from these soils an expression of remarkable purity of fruit and incomparable minerality.
The historic villages then reveal all their richness: in Pouillon, the predominantly sandy-silty soils provide a fabulous playground for Pinot Meunier. In Trigny, the soil is predominantly composed of siliceous sand. Chenay, with its succession of small valleys, is home to very different plots featuring yellow Thanetian sand, with fossilised shells and palm remains. Certainly the most challenging terroir to manage, but also, above all, the one that delivers the finest results.
All these different elements come together to create a high-quality terroir, highly representative of this particularly distinctive and renowned region that is Champagne.
