Tasting - April 2026
VILLA DOUCE
REIMS
Vins clairs :
- Empreinte Blanche 2025,
- Empreinte Noire 2025.
Pinot Noir Champagnes :
- Blanc de noirs
- Author’s champagne,
- 35th Edition,
- Les Beurys
- Vineyard champagne,
- 2019 Vintage,
- Empreinte Noire
- Terroir Champagne,
- 2014 Vintage,
Chardonnay Champagnes :
- Pierre aux Larrons
- Vineyard champagne,
- 2019 Vintage.
Vin clair Tasting :
vintage 2024
Ambonnay Terroir
This series is intended to express the work of a man on his soil. The only role of the winemaker is limited to try to make every effort to respect and preserve the integrity of the level of expression of the vintage. Vinification in small oak barrels, no malolactic fermentation, no cold stabilisation, no filtration but a lot of passion.
1 - Empreinte Blanche
Chardonnay
- Bottling : Spring 2026.
- Varieties : 100% Chardonnay,
- Plots : Terroir from Ambonnay,
- Early harvest : August 29,
- Vintage : Harvest 2025,
- Vinification : Oak barrels,
- Malolactic fermentation : without .
The single vineyard expression of a terroir. Vinified in small oak barrels, no malolactic fermentation, no industrial cold stabilizing and no filtering only the desire to preserve the origin.
2 - Empreinte Noire
Pinot Noir
- Bottling : Spring 2026.
- Varieties : 100% Pinot Noir.
- Plots : Terroir from Ambonnay,
- Early harvest : August 31.
- Vintage : Harvest 2025.
- Vinification : Oak barrels.
- Malolactic fermentation : without .
Champagne Tasting
Author Champagne
Blanc de Noirs champagne made only from Pinot Noir. From a terroir that express power and length. This champagne uses 80% of wine which no malolactic fermentation. As with blanc de blancs, this blanc de noirs is made from 6 vintages vinified in 90% oak.
Blanc de Noirs
* 35th Edition (Bottling 2019),
Blending :
35th Edition :
- Bottling : Spring 2019.
- Release date : 2024.
- Grape varieties : 100% pinot noir.
- Blended vintages : Vintage 2018 – 26%, Vintage 2017 – 24%, Vintage 2016 – 22%, Previous Vintages – 28%.
- Vinification : tank 10%, oak barrels 90%.
- Malolactic fermentation : 10% with malo, 90% without.
- Dosage 2 gr.
parcelle Champagne
The single vineyard expression of a terroir. Vinified in small oak barrels, no malolactic fermentation, no industrial cold stabilizing and no filtering only the desire to preserve the origin.
Les Beurys
Pinot Noir
2019 Vintage
Blending :
- Bottling : Spring 2021.
- Varieties : 100% Pinot Noir.
- Plots : Terroir from Ambonnay such as : Les Beurys.
- Exposure : East.
- Soil before chalk : 35 to 65 cm.
- Age of the vine : 44 Years.
- Early harvest : September 19.
- Vintage : Harvest 2019.
- Vinification : Oak barrels.
- Malolactic fermentation : without .
- Dosage 1,5 gr.
2019 In the vineyard
A rather mild winter with a cold spell at the end of December. A sunny start to the year until the end of March. The mild weather of a few fine days in April triggered the start of the vegetative cycle.
The rains in May increased the risk of downy mildew and powdery mildew. Fortunately, warmer and drier weather in June favored vegetative development. The summer heat, coupled with a lack of water, caused some sunscald damage. The warm and sunny weather in August and September, combined with cool nights as harvest time approached, allowed the vines to experience exceptional ripening.
The harvest began on September 10th for the family domain. The excellent health of the grapes, high ripeness, and perfect balance suggest an exceptionally high-quality vintage. The wines are rich, concentrated, elegant, and structured. They have excellent aging potential.
Terroir Champagne
The single vineyard expression of a terroir. Vinified in small oak barrels, no malolactic fermentation, no industrial cold stabilizing and no filtering only the desire to preserve the origin.
Empreinte Noire
Pinot Noir
2014 Vintage
Blending :
- Bottling : Spring 2015
- Varieties : 100% Pinot Noir.
- Plots : Terroir from Ambonnay such as : Le Moulin, Les Secs, Les Vaux saint Basles, Les Fournettes, Les Beurys,
- Early harvest : September 16.
- Vintage : Harvest 2014.
- Vinification : Oak barrels.
- Malolactic fermentation : without .
- Dosage 1,5 gr.
2014 In the vineyard
A particularly gray and wet winter with excessively high temperatures, spring was very dry. The vine’s growth cycle progressed favorably without any downy or powdery mildew pressure. July saw the return of stormy weather. The vineyard was lush and healthy. After a warm start to summer, the wet and sunless month of August slowed ripening.
The harvest began on September 13th. A beautiful vintage. The Chardonnays are rich and powerful, and the Pinot Noirs are sensual and luscious.
Champagne de parcelle
The single vineyard expression of a terroir. Vinified in small oak barrels, no malolactic fermentation, no industrial cold stabilizing and no filtering only the desire to preserve the origin.
La Pierre aux larrons
Chardonnay
2019 Vintage
Blending :
- Bottling : Spring 2021.
- Varieties : 101% Chardonnay.
- Plots : Terroir from Ambonnay such as : La Pierre aux Larrons.
- Exposure : East.
- Soil before chalk : 55 to 65 cm.
- Age of the vine : 49 Years.
- Early harvest : September 14.
- Vintage : Harvest 2019.
- Vinification : Oak barrels.
- Malolactic fermentation : without .
- Dosage 1,5 gr.
CERTIFICATIONS domain :
- Organic certification : Since 2012.
- Biodynamic Certification : Since 2015.
- Certification HVE : Since 2012.
Our Domain :
Respect for our vines is a daily preoccupation and we look to explore all techniques and routes which allow for a greater respect for our vineyards and favour a natural balance.
There is no point in doping our vines, it is useless to try and replace Mother Nature; often it is enough to simply use common sense.
We work every day to abandon certain practices, certain reflections of a sometimes mindless viticulture. The respect of soils translates in a desire to favour the life which reigns here by banning all root herbicides, by prohibiting all fertilizers which could distort the natural minerality… and thus the expression of the terroir.
Nine generations come and go and mingle to allow the transition of family history. Come and visit us.
We will tell you about the discovery of our exploitation, our vineyards located on the hills of Ambonnay-Bouzy, our presses, the winery and cellar located in our old village through three production sites.
Then we finish with the flute of friendship. An appointment is preferred, you can contact us by phone or email.
Contact
Our Vigneron business requires an unwavering commitment to the vineyard, the cellar and limits the time available for a welcome that we wish to maintain without intermediaries and directly with you.
This is our priority not to disappoint you when you want to discover a bottle of our production.
- Domain : 4 rue de isse 51150 Ambonnay – France
- Tel. + 33 3 26 57 04 93
- contact@champagne-rodez.fr
- www.champagne-rodez.com