The family likes to point out: “In Chamery, the dynamism of the environment and the drive for sustainable practices are real. The grazing of the vines is almost total, many winemakers are already certified or in the process of HVE certification and sustainable viticulture. “
You must log in with your username and password in La Champagne Viticole magazine to access this content. Your ID and password were communicated to you by email when you activated your subscription to lachampagneviticole. fr.
- “Our clients needed to know our range better.
- They were a bit lost in front of our many vintages.
- Which now come in three environments”.
- Explains Clémence.
- First of the three “classics”: brut.
- Brut rosé of assembly and add three varieties of grape (only the best vintages.
- The succulent 2008 at present will come later the 2012).
- Among these cuvées born for aperitifs and other pleasures at the table and at the table.
- Discover the Brut del Niño de la Montaña.
- Why this name? “Because it is a mixture of our four worked vintages.
- Chamery.
- Ecueil.
- Villedommange and Montbré.
- “Villages of the Montagne de Reims.
- Of course.
- That now have this child.
- After the classics.
- The new Terres Amoureuses range often offers vintage monovarietals (currently the rosé de saignée from 2012.
- The chardonnay from 2011 and the base blanc de noirs from 2013).
- Why Terres Amoureuses? “In homage to these plots that we love.
- Whose mud sticks well to our boots and which give us such beautiful grapes.
- We tell ourselves that they give us all the care we give them.
- Finally.
- Exceptional vintages with a strong gastronomic vocation complete the range: Elixir Dix Vins et Origines Croisés.
- A selection of the best or long-aged plots.
“A real team effort”
The new range was built with the concern of family, children and parents, applying, with the experience of the elderly and the modern ideas of the new generation. The new range and oenological activity are also the same: “Everyone goes to the vineyards, everyone works in the winery, it’s a real team effort,” says Clémence. A vintage is already a success: Origins Croisées 2011. Assembly 50% chardonnay (argyl-limestone hills of the place called Les Specters in Chamery) and 50% pinot noir (La Cabane in France in Equestrian, sandy soils) with half of the wines vinified and bred in half muids (5 wines on average), half vinified and bred in vats. The family is also willing to perpetuate bleeding rosé (Terres Amoureuses 2012 available) . 100% pinot noir, 24 hours of maceration. Acute work in the selection, winemaking and aging of the grapes, “a rosé less opulent and oenological than the previous ones, more in the basket of red fruits, the freshness”, adrien describes.
L? Mountain Boy, assembly of the four working vintages, Chamery, Ecueil, Villedommange and Montbré.
Family assembly and DNA
Proud of being artisan-vignerons and of perpetuating the effervescent blend of the Bertrand and Delespierre families, Clémence and Adrien have redefined the range (new names, new labels). A small pictogram symbolizes the house and gives way to many interpretations. ideas that have become a symbol, that of a screw, of the rotational movement of the traditional press; the one with three traits that the imagination defines as paths of vines or strips of wooden press, the one with two branches that intertwine recalling the vine, the assemblage and the? Family DNA Because, on closer inspection, we can even find the two letters B and D. Also important, each new bottle is decorated with a back label that recalls the mix, the dose, the basic years and the vintages, with some lines that say the birth of the cuvée.
The young exhibitors at the Salon des Vignerons Independientes de Lyon, Adrien and Clémence share their feelings. “We have noticed in particular that young people are more in search of a champagne for a specific moment, a specific dish. It is very encouraging for the future because we are the first to convince ourselves that champagne has its place at the table ”, Adrien enthuses. Clémence confirms the excellent response to the work done to bring Bertrand-Delespierre premium bubbles to gourmet restaurants and wine merchants; in parallel with the promotion of festive vintages, as an aperitif, for the greatest number. Another phenomenon observed in Lyon: “We realize that there is a lack of education about champagne, especially its production. Many lovers and connoisseurs of still wines love champagne without always knowing how it originates or what grape varieties are used. So it’s up to us to explain, which we are happy to do, as long as the audience is very receptive. “The important thing, Adrien continues, is of course the product of champagne,” but also the journey, the journey. That is why We are also pleased to address professionals, who are curious and ask a lot of questions, who are interested in the process, in the steps that may seem anecdotal and who share our values. But we also think that it is not necessary to intellectualize everything, the essentials follow being the final pleasure ”.