Vilmart et Cie
HERITAGE “MY HEART AND MIND ARE THE SOUL OF MY WINE.” A family business for five generations, Vilmart is driven by unique intuition, a taste for precision and a certain form of freedom. 02
LAURENT CHAMPS “FIRST AND FOREMOST, I CRAFT WINE.THE CHAMPAGNE COMES NEXT, TO MY VERY GREAT PLEASURE.” Since 1995, René’s son Laurent Champs has imbued the house with his energy and dedication. He works with precision to reinterpret his wines, with the utmost respect for the work accomplished by the preceding four generations. 03
04 RESPECT In 1890, Désiré Vilmart founded the house in the heart of the village of Rilly-la-Montagne, at the foot of the Montagne de Reims. He was succeeded by his son Charles, then his grandson Renan. They were both instrumental in furthering the house’s growth. Independence and boldness were already characteristic of the house’s outlook.
THE VINEYARD The 11 exclusively Premier Cru hectares of the Vilmart vineyard are notable for its mix of varietals: a majority of Chardonnay (60%), with the remaining 40% planted to Pinot Noir. THE VINES The estate’s vines are on average 35 years old. Grapes from the oldest vines, which are 60 years old, are reserved for crafting Coeur de Cuvée 05 and Blanc de Blancs champagnes.
THE APPROACH HARMONY With a desire to tend the vines in harmony with nature, Vilmart is committed to environmentally friendly viticulture. The house has obtained Haute Valeur Environnementale (High Environmental Quality) and Viticulture Durable (Sustainable Viticulture) certification, and abides by the principles of the Ampelos charter (a quality charter excluding the use of chemical fertiliser, herbicides and insecticides), thereby defending biodiversity and its own ecosystem. REFLECTING THE TERROIR The qualities of patience, consistency and humility are essential to exalt the wines. Laurent Champs follows this philosophy in his pursuit of making the 06 right choices in everything he undertakes, learning from previous experience.
SHAPING THE FUTURE Instilling the house with constantly renewed energy ATTENTIVE TO THE DETAILS The emotions procured by the wines he crafts.. PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE Every stage of the crafting process require patience and precision. THE PHILOSOPHY 07
08 CRAFTING Vinification takes place in wood to gives the wines particular character, CELLARING providing body, fruit, roundness and subtlety. After 10 months of Absence of malolactic vinification in wooden fermentation to preserves barrels, the wine is freshness, tautness and bottled and left to age in subtlety, as well as the the estate’s chalk cellars: pronounced identity of the three to four years for aromas. non-vintage champagnes, and five to eight years for vintages.
OUR WINES “When I think of �inesse in Champagne,Vilmart is one of the �irst names that come to my mind.” Antonio Galloni 09
10 WA - 89
11 WA - 92
12 WA - 93+
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14 WA - 96+
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16 WA - 93
SHARING “I craft my wine to bring champagne 17 lovers together.”
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