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Vilmart & Cie 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. ...
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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 ...
region.
Its Premier cru
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sites are in Rilly-la-Montagne
Rilly-la-Montagne () is one of the Communes of the Marne department in north-eastern France. The railway tunnel in the area was used as a World War II V-1 flying bomb storage depot. Rilly-la-Montagne station has rail connections to Reims and Éper ...
and Villers-Allerand
Villers-Allerand () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
left, vineyard and church
See also
* Communes of the Marne department
*Montagne de Reims Regional Natural Park
Montagne de Reims Regional Natural Park (French ...
. On 11 hectares of vineyards the house produces 8,500 cases annually. The vineyards are planted with 60% 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 ...
, 36% 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 4% pinot meunier.Vilmart & Cie/ref>
See also
*List of Champagne houses
The listing below comprises some of the more prominent houses of Champagne. Most of the major houses are members of the organisation ''Union de Maisons de Champagne'' (UMC),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. ...
*Biodynamic viticulture
Biodynamic wines are wines made employing the biodynamic methods both to grow the fruit and during the post-harvest processing. Biodynamic wine production uses organic farming methods (''e.g.,'' employing compost as fertilizer and avoiding most p ...
References
External links
*Beyond the Bubble Machine: With small releases, single varietals, and bold expressions of terroir, the tiny growers of Champagne offer more than just big-name fizz
Lawrence Osborne, 2006/12/18 Champagne producers {{France-company-stub