Didier Charpentier

About

A family estate in Troissy, in the Vallée de la Marne. The vineyard is planted 32% Pinot Meunier and 30% Chardonnay (remainder Pinot Noir, not separately stated). House vinification: gentle, progressive pressing with separated cuvée/taille fractions, remuage on a Remupal gyropalette (5.5 days), and disgorgement by the freezing method (à la glace). Malolactic fermentation is described house-wide as 'optional but often practiced' (facultative mais souvent pratiquée), not confirmed either way for any specific cuvee. Labels must state the producer's status (RM or RC) per French labeling law, but the site itself never states which applies to this estate.

From the House