Benoît Lahaye is a

Grower Champagne Grower Champagnes or Artisan Champagnes are Champagnes produced by the estate that owns the vineyards where the grapes are grown. ''Récoltant-Manipulant'' is the term in French, and Grower Champagnes can be identified by "RM" on the wine label.T. ...

producer. He took over his family's domaine in the

Montagne de Reims Montagne de Reims is one of the five sub-regions of the Champagne wine region. It is north of Vallée de la Marne, Côte de Sézanne and Côte des Blancs. The region is located around Reims Mountain, from Reims to Épernay, and contains nine Gran ...

Benoît Lahaye
Charles Neal Selections in 1993.Benoît Lahaye
Grand Cru Selections, New York City The estate has of vines, became

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-certified in 2003, and biodynamic-certified in 2010.Extraordinary Organic and Biodynamic Champagnes from Benoit Lahaye and A & J Beaufort!
Chambers Street Wines (Certified organic vineyards account for only around 1% of the total land in the

Champagne wine region The List of wine-producing regions, wine region within the Champagne (province), historical province of Champagne in the northeast of France is best known for the production of champagne, the sparkling white wine that bears the region's name. EU ...

.) Eighty-eight percent of the vineyards are planted with

pinot noir Pinot Noir () is a red-wine grape variety of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. The name may also refer to wines created predominantly from pinot noir grapes. The name is derived from the French language, French words for ''pine'' and ''black.' ...

. Most of the vines are in

Bouzy Bouzy () is a commune of the Marne department in northeastern France, the Montagne de Reims subregion of Champagne. Population Champagne The village's vineyards are located in the Montagne de Reims subregion of Champagne, and are classified as ...

, there is in

Ambonnay Ambonnay () is a commune in the Marne department in northeastern France. Population Champagne The village's vineyards are located in the Montagne de Reims subregion of Champagne, and are classified as Grand Cru (100%) in the Champagne vineyard ...

, and a bit of

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Chardonnay Chardonnay (, , ) is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern French wine, France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from English wine, Englan ...

in the

Côte des Blancs The Côte des Blancs is an area of Champagne vineyards. Located in the department of Marne, it lies south of Epernay, stretches for about 20 km, and had a vineyard area of in 2006. The ''Côte des Blancs'' is a mostly eastern-facing slop ...

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