Lallier Champagne

Champagne LALLIER

THE HOUSE :

The LALLIER family has been established in AY for over five generations. In 1996, Mr. James LALLIER took over the buildings of Maison René BRUN and recreated a business under his own brand: Champagne René-James LALLIER was born!

A new building was erected, based on cellars dating back to the end of the 18th century. In 2003, Mr. LALLIER retired from the business and it was Mr. Francis TRIBAUT who took up the torch of this fine House, located in the heart of AY at 4 place de la Libération.

Francis TRIBAUT, with his champagne know-how, perpetuates the tradition and "home-made taste" of LALLIER Champagnes. He is one of the few chefs de maison in the true sense of the word, simultaneously owner, oenologist and cellar master.

KNOW-HOW :

The building houses a new vathouse capable of accommodating 1,800 HL in stainless steel vats, and 600 HL in traditional vats. The high-tech equipment at their disposal enables them to carry out very fine, top-level vinification. Their wines are bottled after blending in the spring, and will remain in the cellars for the ideal maturation period before being served to you; a minimum of 36 months for all their Cuvées Grand Cru.

Their blends are made exclusively of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay for the entire LALLIER range. A particularity of the LALLIER House is that their bottles are increasingly bottled with corks and staples, to ensure better maturation of the wine on laths, as the ancients used to do.

You'll have to wait a little longer to discover these cuvées! In the Grand Caveau René James LALLIER, over 750,000 bottles are stored in pallet crates, while in their vaulted cellars dating from the end of the 18th century, cuvées that will have to wait a little longer before seeing the light of day will be aged.

THE VINEYARD :

The LALLIER vineyard comprises 12 hectares (no fewer than 43 parcels), 4 hectares in the Marne Valley, and 8 hectares with the "Grand Cru" label: 5 hectares in AY and 3 hectares in the Côte des Blancs. Their grapes benefit from all the terroirs of Champagne. Only 17 communes in Champagne can claim the "Grand Cru" label, AY being one of the first Champagne villages to obtain it in 1936. Only Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are used in their Grand Cru cuvées.