Oger · Côte des Blancs
About
A family estate in Oger with roots stretching back to 1640, making it one of the oldest wine-growing families in the Côte des Blancs. Laurent Vauversin, the fifteenth generation, converted the estate to certified organic viticulture in 2014 — the first producer in Oger to achieve organic certification. The house farms just 3 hectares of 100% Chardonnay Grand Cru, producing around 18,000 bottles annually. The wines are vinified with indigenous yeasts, aged in old oak, unfiltered and low in sulphur — poetic, ethereal expressions of Oger's deep chalk.
From the House
Our Orpair Extra Brut Grand Cru is now available — a single-vineyard wine from Les Crayères, our oldest parcel in Oger, planted in 1954. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in old oak, aged five years on lees under cork, zero filtration, dosage 0g/L. Only 1,800 bottles produced. The most complete expression of our Oger terroir.
Our Original Extra Brut Grand Cru pairs with rare elegance alongside a ceviche of sea bass with yuzu and coriander. The wine's indigenous yeast fermentation produces a subtle complexity that works with the citrus and herb character of the dish in a way that a more conventional Blanc de Blancs cannot.
As the first certified organic producer in Oger, we have watched the village's approach to viticulture change around us over the past decade. When we converted in 2014, we were alone. Today several of our neighbours are in conversion. The soil health difference between organic and conventional is visible to any serious observer.
