Champagne Mumm Cuvée Lalou 1985
The 1985 Champagne Mumm Cuvée Lalou is a vintage white champagne from the Mumm house, produced in Champagne. This cuvée combines Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, in a stated proportion of half of each grape variety. Produced under the name Cuvée René Lalou, it pays tribute to René Lalou, a historical figure of the house. The 1985 vintage concludes the first series of nine vintages of this prestige cuvée, produced between 1966 and 1985.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- Sparkling White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Champagne
- Producteur / Domaine
- Mumm
- Cuvée
- Cuvée Lalou
- Millésime
- 1985
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Mumm
Founded in Reims in 1827, Maison Mumm is a Champagne house owned by the Pernod Ricard group. Its vineyard covers 218 hectares, 78 per cent of which are planted with Pinot Noir, with plots located notably in the Grand Cru vineyards of the Montagne de Reims and the Côte des Blancs. Yann Munier has been the cellar master since April 2024.
- Owner
- Pernod Ricard (via la filiale Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët)
- Maître de chais
- Yann Munier
- Surface (ha)
- 218.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The house’s origins date back to the wine trading and production business run in Cologne by Peter Arnold Mumm from 1761 onwards. In 1827, his sons Gottlieb, Jacobus and Philipp established a branch in Reims with the Champenois G. Heuser, giving rise to the House of Mumm. In the 1840s, the house acquired its first plots of land in Verzenay and installed a wine press there. In 1852, Georges Hermann Mumm took over the management of G.H. Mumm & Co. and began building up the house’s vineyard. In the 1870s, the Cordon Rouge became Mumm’s distinctive mark. At the start of the 20th century, the house significantly expanded its export markets. René Lalou joined the board of directors in 1920; he reorganised the vineyard and made acquisitions in villages producing Grand Cru wines. Mumm is now owned by Pernod Ricard, as part of the Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët subsidiary. Yann Munier was appointed cellar master on 8 April 2024.
Cuvée Lalou
Cuvée Lalou is a vintage prestige cuvée crafted from a selection of grand cru plots belonging to Mumm. It primarily blends Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to express the historic terroirs of the Maison. After an initial series limited to nine vintages between 1966 and 1985, it was relaunched in 2007 with the 1998 vintage.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- Created as a tribute to René Lalou, historic director of Maison Mumm, who placed terroir and quality at the heart of its development.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1966
- Style of the cuvée
- A rich, deep, and complex Champagne, combining fruity maturity, power, and roundness with a fresh, mineral backbone.
- Position within the range
- Vintage prestige cuvee included in Mumm's RSRV collection.
Histoire de la cuvée
Cuvée René Lalou was created as a tribute to René Lalou, who joined Mumm's board of directors in 1920 and led the Maison for nearly half a century. Nine vintages were produced between 1966 and 1985. In 2007, the cellar master relaunched this historic cuvee under the name R. Lalou with the 1998 vintage, followed by 1999. It is now part of the RSRV collection under the name RSRV Cuvée Lalou.
