Champagne R. Pouillon - Le Montruguet 1er Cru Extra Brut 2016 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2016 Champagne R. Pouillon Le Montruguet is a vintage sparkling white Champagne classified as Premier Cru, crafted by R. Pouillon in Champagne. This Extra Brut cuvée is made from 100% Pinot Noir. It originates from a plot located east of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, on a pocket of chalk beside the canal and the Marne river, at an altitude of 120 metres. Vinification is carried out in oak barrels with indigenous yeasts and bâtonnage, followed by 36 months of ageing on the lees.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Sparkling White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Champagne
- Producteur / Domaine
- R. Pouillon
- Millésime
- 2016
R. Pouillon
Located in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Champagne R. Pouillon & Fils is a family-run estate in the Vallée de la Marne currently led by Fabrice Pouillon. Its 7 hectares, spread across some forty parcels in several Champagne villages, produce blended and single-parcel cuvées, notably Les Valnons, Les Blanchiens, and Le Montgruguet. Vinification and aging are conducted primarily in oak barrels and demi-muids, with particular attention paid to the identity of each terroir.
- Owner
- Famille Pouillon, domaine dirigé par Fabrice Pouillon
- Maître de chais
- Fabrice Pouillon
- Surface (ha)
- 7.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 55000
Histoire du domaine
The estate was founded in 1947 by Roger Pouillon, who set out to vinify and craft his own champagne from the family vineyard. His son James joined him in 1965; together, they chose the status of récoltant-manipulant to oversee production from the vineyard to the bottle. Fabrice Pouillon, the founder's grandson and the third generation, joined his parents in 1998 and then took over the management of the estate in 1999. Under his leadership, the vineyard holdings were reorganized and precisely identified, certain vines were replanted using massal selection, and soil management evolved toward organic and regenerative agriculture. The estate currently farms 7 hectares spread across about 40 parcels located notably in Avenay, Aÿ, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Épernay, Festigny, Mutigny, and Tauxières. It maintains traditional pressing and favors vinification and aging in wood, while developing its own research on native yeasts and secondary fermentation.
