Rene Jolly Blanc de Blancs Champagne

René Jolly has been a family-owned business since 1737 in
Landreville, Côte des Bar, Champagne. A full independent Champagne house
dating from 1737 and is rooted in a long family history. They don’t buy
any other grapes (or wines) than their own and they do not use any
subcontractors. René Jolly look carefully after the vineyard and harvest
ripe grapes.

René Jolly grow, press and use their own grapes only. They have 2
presses 4000 kgs Coquard. One traditional from 1972 and the second from
2001, fully automatic, unique in the area. All the grapes are fermented
on-site and they do the malolactic fermentation for 100% of the wines in
small vats only. As these exquisite champagnes are only made from
homegrown grapes, they have to look after and maintain the vineyard in
very good conditions throughout the whole year. They strictly do not
use any chemical fertiliser. The leaves and the grapes are checked very
often, twice a week during the season. The sustainability factor
thrives here; they are seriously concerned by the nature surrounding
their vineyards. They are now certified HVE which means High Value for
the Environment. The generous and challenging climate with the hard
limestone soil shape their wines. All grapes are hand-picked from their
vineyards which cover a total area of 11 hectares. The house produces a
maximum of 35,000 bottles a year.