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Champagne Mailly is a wine produced by “La Société de Producteurs de Mailly Champagne” in
Mailly-Champagne Mailly-Champagne () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. Population (2017): 661. Inhabitant Name: ''maillotin(e)''. Mailly-Champagne is a small village inserted in Champagne vineyard on the north of the Montagne de Reims, ...
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Marne Marne can refer to: Places France *Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine *Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river * La Marne, a commune in western France *Marne, a legislative constituency (France) Nethe ...
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History

After the first world war and at the time of the
great depression The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...
a group of winegrowers from the village of Mailly Champagne joined to create the “Société de Producteurs de Mailly Champagne”. They decided to produce champagne with grapes exclusively grown in Mailly Champagne. To be able to store their production they carved out their own cellars and cave. It took them 30 years to create 1 km long cellar corridors where the bottles are aged. In 1950 Construction of a new building to host the offices and the production area. In 1970 Building expansion. In 2000 Launch of the “artistic” range. In 2001–2002, and in 2007 Collaboration with Giovanni Pace (architect) to create a new building for the offices, the reception of the public and the enlargement and modernisation of the cellars. In 2020 Champagne Mailly Grand Cru means: 80 members (winegrowers), 72 ha of
vineyards A vineyard (; also ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture. Vineyards ...
( only on the terroir of Mailly Champagne), 500 000 bottles sold per year ( 60% export, 40% on the French market)


Terroir

Mailly Champagne is located in the Montagne de Reims, 13 km south east of
Reims Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded by ...
. Mailly Champagne was official ranked Grand Cru in 1920. Only 17 of the Champagne's 319 villages currently enjoy the Grand Cru status. The vineyards of Mailly Champagne are spread on 288 ha composed of 35 named plots and divided in 600 small plots. The vines benefit from a
chalk Chalk is a soft, white, porous, sedimentary carbonate rock. It is a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite and originally formed deep under the sea by the compression of microscopic plankton that had settled to the sea floor. Chalk ...
subsoil Subsoil is the layer of soil under the topsoil on the surface of the ground. Like topsoil, it is composed of a variable mixture of small particles such as sand, silt and clay, but with a much lower percentage of organic matter and humus, and it ...
and the plots are mostly north, west facing. Champagne Mailly Grand cru (through its members) manages 72 ha out of the 288 ha of the
appellation An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication primarily used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown, although other types of food often have appellations as well. Restrictions other than geographical boun ...
. The vineyards are made of 75%
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.' ...
and 25%
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 ...
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Vineyards management

Since 2014 Champagne Mailly Grand Cru alongside its growers has put in place sustainable methods of cultivation. Two environmental certification are followed: HEV ( High Environmental Value – launched by the French government ) and VDC (Sustainable winegrowing in Champagne designed by the CIVC) In 2018 Champagne Mailly Grand Cru became the 1st coop of Champagne to obtain a collective certification HEV/VDC and the 3rd coop in France to obtain a collective HEV certification Today 87% of the 72ha are certified.


Winemaking

The grapes are harvested and vinified by parcel to respect their respective flavour profile. It then allows the winemaker to have a large choice of wines for its blending. This resulted into the launch of the range “ Composition parcellaire” in 2017 The reserve wines are the estate's particular forte. Champagne Mailly has a large selection of reserve wines from ten years of
harvest Harvesting is the process of gathering a ripe crop from the fields. Reaping is the cutting of grain or pulse for harvest, typically using a scythe, sickle, or reaper. On smaller farms with minimal mechanization, harvesting is the most labor-i ...
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Artistic collaborations

In 2001-2002 and in 2007 the company collaborated with the architect Giovanni Pace to renovate its building. The new building is a blend of modern and traditional design. Giovanni Pace focused on light and used materials such as blonde wood, stone and decorative
wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%). It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag Inclusion (mineral), inclusions (up to 2% by weight), which give it a ...
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The artistic range

Since 2000 Champagne Mailly has worked with contemporary artists to create unique metal presentation case. 2000: The Earth – with Bernard Pages 2005: Fire – with Florence Valay 2010: The Air – with
Claude Viallat Claude Viallat (born 1936) is a French contemporary painter. Biography Born in Nîmes, he grew up in Aubais, a French village with a strong bull tradition. In 1955, he joined the École des Beaux-Arts (Fine Arts School) in Montpellier, where ...
2015 : Water – with Xavier Coulmier 2020: Nature – with Charles Neubach


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