Pierre Gimonnet & Fils

The Gimonnet family has grown vines in Cuis since around 1750, moving from grape sales into making its own Champagne between the two world wars. Michel Gimonnet introduced separate winemaking for each vineyard parcel in small stainless-steel tanks in 1955; his sons Didier and Olivier now lead the estate. All its grapes come from the family’s 29.4 hectares in Cuis, Chouilly, Cramant, Oger and Vertus in the Côte des Blancs.

Chardonnay is the main grape, and the team assesses dozens of still wines for blending, keeping reserve wines in bottle. Vineyard work includes selective soil cultivation, minimal herbicide use, restrained fertilization and measures to encourage biodiversity.