LA FUSIONNELLE
Blanc de Blancs – Brut
Fusion, both literally and figuratively speaking. That of grapes, from solid berries to liquid juice.
On the other hand, a combination which is intimately tied to the blend of various Chardonnay wines. No matt er when you taste it, this Blanc de Blancs will unveil its finesse, freshness and delicacy.
Grape Variety : 100% Chardonnay
Tête de cuvée : 60% 2015 harvest and 40% 2013 – 2014 reserve wines
Terroir : Barbonne-Fayel
Temperature-controlled stainless steel vat
Bottling : 2016
Dosage : 6 g/l
Drinking Temperature : between 6℃ and 8℃
La Fusionnelle boasts a beautiful yellow colour with lime tree tints, releases fi ne bubbles and a tight, compact mousse. Fragrances of lime tree blossom, verbena and hawthorn transport us to the semantic fi eld of vegetation.
Its bouquet is vegetal, delicate, elegant and full of finesse and lets delicately smoked notes of bread, warm stones and iodine have the upper hand in creating a hushed and subtle universe.
Hints of meringue and hazelnut together with milky notes underline the olfactory universe of this Blanc de Blancs which flows over the tongue in a nice and fluid way.
Vegetal and floral notes, hints of hazelnut and nascent toast unveil its chalky minerality.
LA FUSIONNELLE
Blanc de Blancs – Brut
Fusion, both literally and figuratively speaking. That of grapes, from solid berries to liquid juice.
La Fusionnelle boasts a beautiful yellow colour with lime tree tints, releases fi ne bubbles and a tight, compact mousse. Fragrances of lime tree blossom, verbena and hawthorn transport us to the semantic fi eld of vegetation.
Its bouquet is vegetal, delicate, elegant and full of finesse and lets delicately smoked notes of bread, warm stones and iodine have the upper hand in creating a hushed and subtle universe.
Hints of meringue and hazelnut together with milky notes underline the olfactory universe of this Blanc de Blancs which flows over the tongue in a nice and fluid way.
Vegetal and floral notes, hints of hazelnut and nascent toast unveil its chalky minerality.
On the other hand, a combination which is intimately tied to the blend of various Chardonnay wines. No matt er when you taste it, this Blanc de Blancs will unveil its finesse, freshness and delicacy.
Grape Variety : 100% Chardonnay
Tête de cuvée : 60% 2015 harvest and 40% 2013 – 2014 reserve wines
Terroir : Barbonne-Fayel
Temperature-controlled stainless steel vat
Bottling : 2016
Dosage : 6 g/l
Drinking Temperature : between 6℃ and 8℃
LA TERRE FORGÉE
Blanc de Blancs – Jarre – Vieilles Vignes
Parcellaire – Zéro dosage
‘La Terre Forgée’ is grown within a soil shaped by the human hand. Due to the nature of its container there are tiny porosities between this cuvée and the outside air. It moves, oxidizes, inside its jar, away from people’s eyes. It patiently takes shape and transcends Chardonnay into a unique model.
The use of jars for winemaking – a technique used in Georgia as early as 5400 BC for still wine – is a very rarely used in Champagne and still uncommon in France. Champagne G. Richomme introduces a first in the southwest of the Marnais.
Two 305-litre Tuscan clay jars host the muss of the têtes de cuvées from a Chardonnay plot wine with low yield, 55 years old and south facing. The aim of this technique ? To release aromas thanks to the natural microoxygenation of the must during fermentation. Swayed by a gentle and perpetual motion, wine acquires delicacy, harmony and velvet.
Grape Variety : 100% Chardonnay
Terroir : Barbonne-Fayel
Plot : Les Grands Macrets
Material to Shape juice : Terracotta jar
Bottling : 2017
Dosage : 0 g/l
Drinking Temperature : Between 6°C and 8°C
Our cuvée La Terre Forgée has a very nice and shiny light straw yellow robe. Its bubbles are fine and persistent.
Its bouquet realease nice aromas of Golden Delicious, spices pepper as well as note of butter and reveals a beautiful complexity.
A lively and fresh attack on the palate is backbone of this wine. Its structure is elegant, full-bolied and nicely persistent.
A successful cuvée reserved for well-informed connoisseurs.
LA TERRE FORGÉE
Blanc de Blancs – Jarre – Vieilles Vignes
Parcellaire – Zéro dosage
‘La Terre Forgée’ is grown within a soil shaped by the human hand. Due to the nature of its container there are tiny porosities between this cuvée and the outside air. It moves, oxidizes, inside its jar, away from people’s eyes. It patiently takes shape and transcends Chardonnay into a unique model.
The use of jars for winemaking – a technique used in Georgia as early as 5400 BC for still wine – is a very rarely used in Champagne and still uncommon in France. Champagne G. Richomme introduces a first in the southwest of the Marnais.
Two 305-litre Tuscan clay jars host the muss of the têtes de cuvées from a Chardonnay plot wine with low yield, 55 years old and south facing. The aim of this technique ? To release aromas thanks to the natural microoxygenation of the must during fermentation. Swayed by a gentle and perpetual motion, wine acquires delicacy, harmony and velvet.
Grape Variety : 100% Chardonnay
Terroir : Barbonne-Fayel
Plot : Les Grands Macrets
Material to Shape juice : Terracotta jar
Bottling : 2017
Dosage : 0 g/l
Drinking Temperature : Between 6°C and 8°C
Our cuvée La Terre Forgée has a very nice and shiny light straw yellow robe. Its bubbles are fine and persistent.
Its bouquet realease nice aromas of Golden Delicious, spices pepper as well as note of butter and reveals a beautiful complexity.
A lively and fresh attack on the palate is backbone of this wine. Its structure is elegant, full-bolied and nicely persistent.
A successful cuvée reserved for well-informed connoisseurs.
LES COURBES DE MARGUERITE
Blanc de Blancs – Brut
Vieilles Vignes (Old Vines) – Selected Plots
Les Courbes de Marguerite will make you tilt your head to find the appropriate gastronomic angle. Cuvée from a selected plot in the honour of Florence and Christophe’s mother, this Blanc de Blancs Vieilles vignes (Old Vines) unveils with delight its curves and roundness.
This accessible Champagne – to be served during one of your meals – meets general approval.
Grape Variety : 100% Chardonnay
Tête de cuvée – 80% 2013 harvest and 20% 2011 – 2012 reserve wines
Terroir : Barbonne-Fayel
Plots : Les Grands Macrets and Les Bæufs
Temperature-controlled stainless steel vat
Bottling : 2014
Dosage : 6 g/l
Drinking Temperature : between 6°C and 8°C
On top of a beautiful yellow robe with green tints, the bubbles of Les Courbes de Marguerite provide gentle effervescence – as delicate as its foam. Dominated by notes of butter, light hints of hazelnut and fresh meringue, its bouquet will tantalize you with praline cream fragrances.
Its undeniable complexity and its generous and delicately toasted universe will continue as they move through the tasting. Although its notes of cocoa and gingerbread reveal a certain maturity, this wine will stay fresh on your palate.
Supported by some bitter notes giving relief, its acidity is softened by a generous dosage and leads to a gourmand finish.
LES COURBES DE MARGUERITE
Blanc de Blancs – Brut
Vieilles Vignes (Old vines) – Selected Plots
Les Courbes de Marguerite will make you tilt your head to find the appropriate gastronomic angle. Cuvée from a selected plot in the honour of Florence and Christophe’s mother, this Blanc de Blancs Vieilles vignes (Old Vines) unveils with delight its curves and roundness.
This accessible Champagne – to be served during one of your meals – meets general approval.
Grape Variety : 100% Chardonnay
Tête de cuvée – 80% 2013 harvest and 20% 2011 – 2012 reserve wines
Terroir : Barbonne-Fayel
Plots : Les Grands Macrets and Les Bæufs
Temperature-controlled stainless steel vat
Bottling : 2014
Dosage : 6 g/l
Drinking Temperature : between 6°C and 8°C
On top of a beautiful yellow robe with green tints, the bubbles of Les Courbes de Marguerite provide gentle effervescence – as delicate as its foam. Dominated by notes of butter, light hints of hazelnut and fresh meringue, its bouquet will tantalize you with praline cream fragrances.
Its undeniable complexity and its generous and delicately toasted universe will continue as they move through the tasting. Although its notes of cocoa and gingerbread reveal a certain maturity, this wine will stay fresh on your palate.
Supported by some bitter notes giving relief, its acidity is softened by a generous dosage and leads to a gourmand finish.
L'ARC-BOUTÉ
Blanc de Blancs – Brut
Oak Barrel – Selected Plot
This Blanc de Blancs cracks and spreads its gnarled and majestic branches in the oak barrels where it gets aged…
Once it is fixed into an object, L’Arc-Bouté continues to dialogue with its content for, although it was ‘fathered’ in the forest, it is now the happy father of another sap. Ode to oak barrels, actor of its own vinification, the very essence of this plot-selected Blanc de Blancs is reserved for shrewd connoisseurs.
Grape Variety : 100% Chardonnay
Tête de cuvée – 75% 2015 harvest and 25% 2013 – 2014 reserve wines
Terroir : Barbonne-Fayel
Plot : Les Bæufs
Oak Barrel
Bottling : 2016
Dosage : 6 g/l
Drinking Temperature : between 6°C and 8°C
The yellow robe of L’Arc-Bouté and its bright tints are indicative of a nice and delicate wine, the effervescence forms a persistent foamy ring.
Once open this Blanc de Blancs releases aromas such as oak, vanilla and marzipan then its bouquet shows nice tension and energy thanks to Chardonnay’s citrus fruit flavour.
Having preserved a certain nobility, the transposed image is typified and evolves towards minerality and elegance. Aromas of lemon and vanilla over the tongue, notes of menthol and eucalyptus coupled with notes of mocha and cocoa give this Blanc de Blancs a pleasant finish.
L'ARC-BOUTÉ
Blanc de Blancs – Brut
Oak Barrel – Selected Plot
This Blanc de Blancs cracks and spreads its gnarled and majestic branches in the oak barrels where it gets aged…
Once it is fixed into an object, L’Arc-Bouté continues to dialogue with its content for, although it was ‘fathered’ in the forest, it is now the happy father of another sap. Ode to oak barrels, actor of its own vinification, the very essence of this plot-selected Blanc de Blancs is reserved for shrewd connoisseurs.
Grape Variety : 100% Chardonnay
Tête de cuvée – 75% 2015 harvest and 25% 2013 – 2014 reserve wines
Terroir : Barbonne-Fayel
Plot : Les Bæufs
Oak Barrel
Bottling : 2016
Dosage : 6 g/l
Drinking Temperature : between 6°C and 8°C
The yellow robe of L’Arc-Bouté and its bright tints are indicative of a nice and delicate wine, the effervescence forms a persistent foamy ring.
Once open this Blanc de Blancs releases aromas such as oak, vanilla and marzipan then its bouquet shows nice tension and energy thanks to Chardonnay’s citrus fruit flavour.
Having preserved a certain nobility, the transposed image is typified and evolves towards minerality and elegance. Aromas of lemon and vanilla over the tongue, notes of menthol and eucalyptus coupled with notes of mocha and cocoa give this Blanc de Blancs a pleasant finish.
MILLÉSIME 2012
Blanc de Blancs – Brut
Millésimé – Selected Plot
Two plots of vine – Les Petis Macrets and Les Maillons – are interleaved in such a way that they unite the best grapes of G. Richomme vineyards of an exceptional year. Experienced Blanc de Blancs, this vintage unveils an elegant bouquet together with a surprising freshness and generosity on the palate.
Placed on top of a beautiful yellow robe with green and gold tints, its mousse looks generous and its ring is pretty, stable and tight.
Grape Variety : 100% Chardonnay
Tête de cuvée
Vintage 2012
Terroir : Barbonne-Fayel
Plots : Les Petits Macrets and Les Maillons Temperature-controlled stainless steel vat
Bottling : 2013
Dosage : 6 g/l
Drinking Temperature : between 6°C and 8°
The nose is elegant and the finesse of Chardonnay lives up to its reputation as a charming grape variety.
Honeysuckle unveils hints of menthol and tea plants and underlines the mineral complexity of this Blanc de Blancs supported by a backdrop of exoticism, notes of pineapple and mango together with notes of butter.
The complexity of its bouquet is confirmed by nice and tasty bubbles full of character over the tongue.
Notes of biscuits, stewed fruit and liquorice amply attest its status as a very fine millésime. The finish is dominated by a beautiful stimulating energy, notes of candied citrus fruit and a touch of bitterness recalling cinchona.
MILLÉSIME 2012
Blanc de Blancs – Brut
Millésimé – Selected Plot
Two plots of vine – Les Petis Macrets and Les Maillons – are interleaved in such a way that they unite the best grapes of G. Richomme vineyards of an exceptional year. Experienced Blanc de Blancs, this vintage unveils an elegant bouquet together with a surprising freshness and generosity on the palate.
Placed on top of a beautiful yellow robe with green and gold tints, its mousse looks generous and its ring is pretty, stable and tight.
Grape Variety : 100% Chardonnay
Tête de cuvée
Vintage 2012
Terroir : Barbonne-Fayel
Plots : Les Petits Macrets and Les Maillons
Temperature-controlled stainless steel vat
Bottling : 2013
Dosage : 6 g/l
Drinking Temperature : between 6°C and 8°
The nose is elegant and the finesse of Chardonnay lives up to its reputation as a charming grape variety.
Honeysuckle unveils hints of menthol and tea plants and underlines the mineral complexity of this Blanc de Blancs supported by a backdrop of exoticism, notes of pineapple and mango together with notes of butter.
The complexity of its bouquet is confirmed by nice and tasty bubbles full of character over the tongue.
Notes of biscuits, stewed fruit and liquorice amply attest its status as a very fine millésime. The finish is dominated by a beautiful stimulating energy, notes of candied citrus fruit and a touch of bitterness recalling cinchona.