Location and Vineyards
Champagne Marguet Père & Fils is based in Ambonnay in the Champagne, France. The winery cultivates 7.30 hectares in Ambonnay and 0.70 hectares in Bouzy. The vineyards are planted on chalk and include old vines with an average age of 40 years.
Farming
For work on the soil, the winery has used horses since 2010. It uses biodynamic preparations, plant-based methods with macerations, infusions and decoctions, as well as aromatherapy with essential oils. Champagne Marguet Père & Fils is certified as an organic farming operation and for biodynamic agriculture according to Demeter.
History and Cellar
Champagne Marguet was created around 1875 by Émile Marguet. In 1883, he refined selected parcels in the Côte des Blancs and the Grande Montagne de Reims in advance of the phylloxera. In the cellar, the must moves mainly by gravity. Each plot and each cru is fermented separately in wooden casks, after which the wines mature for a longer time on the lees. Sulphur is used only depending on the vintage, at harvest time and in low doses.
Champagnes
The range includes Grand-Cru cuvées such as Shaman Grand Cru made from 84 % Pinot Noir and 16 % Chardonnay, and Shaman Rosé Grand Cru made from 76 % Chardonnay and 24 % Pinot Noir, each from its own vineyards in Ambonnay and Bouzy. The Yuman Blanc de Blancs is produced from 100 % Chardonnay.
