Champagne Boutillez Vignon

Champagne Boutillez Vignon

Champagne Boutillez Vignon

Champagne Boutillez Vignon is a Récoltant-Manipulant house from Villers-Marmery, a Premier Cru village in the Montagne de Reims. The house is run by three sisters: Armelle, Laurence and Marie Josée.

Villers-Marmery is known for its Chardonnay vineyards on chalk soil, and for a characteristic mineral signature that shows up as a smoky graphite note. This exact signature runs through all the house's Cuvées.

Vignoble & Soil

The vineyards are located in Villers-Marmery, classified as Premier Cru. The soil is chalk, typical for the Montagne de Reims, and shapes the wines with a mineral, smoky graphite note, a hallmark of the Terroir.

The Cuvées are Chardonnay-dominant: the trio of sisters focuses on the village's strengths.

Viticulture & Sustainability

Boutillez Vignon is HVE-certified (Haute Valeur Environnementale), the French label for high environmental value in agriculture. Plus an "itinéraire zéro herbicide," meaning no glyphosate, the soil is worked mechanically, weed control happens through soil work. This sounds more romantic in the original statement from the house ("la gestion de l'herbe passe par le travail du sol") than it really is: in practice, it means more hours in the vineyard, more diesel consumption and more back-breaking work. The three sisters describe themselves as "vigneronnes engagées et passionnées," which fits with this decision.

Vinification

Aging takes place in stainless steel and in old oak barrels. For the reserve wines, 10-year-old oak barrels are used, for example 35% of the reserve wines in the Ostinato. Malolactic fermentation is handled differently: partially completed (Orchestral 2018), fully completed (Ternaire). The Ternaire Brut contains 40% Réserve Perpétuelle.

The Dosage ranges between 3 and 9 g/l and is prepared as a homemade liqueur on a Chardonnay base.

The music theme in the naming is striking: Ostinato, Orchestral, Ternaire, Acoustique, all terms from music theory.

The Cuvées in Detail

Ostinato Premier Cru

The name refers to a recurring motif in music, here it's the balance between toasty notes and freshness. 35% reserve wines age in 10-year-old oak barrels, bringing toast, cocoa, dark chocolate and coconut. Plus blood orange, saltiness, roasted fruits. The homemade Chardonnay liqueur rounds it off.

60% Chardonnay · 40% Pinot Noir · 6 g/l · Premier Cru Villers-Marmery

Orchestral Premier Cru: Millésime 2018

The house's only Millésime Cuvée, partially malolactic fermentation. Toast and roasted almonds meet mango, pineapple and citrus confit. Fine, creamy, with only 3 g/l Dosage on a Chardonnay base.

90% Chardonnay · 10% Pinot Noir · Extra Brut 3 g/l · Millésime 2018 · Premier Cru Villers-Marmery

Ternaire Brut Premier Cru

Assemblage of Vin de l'année and Vin de réserve, 40% from the Réserve Perpétuelle: malolactic fermentation completed. The graphite note from Villers-Marmery shows clearly: mineral, smoky, plus eucalyptus, sandalwood, brioche. The homemade liqueur brings 9 g/l.

70% Chardonnay · 30% Pinot Noir · 9 g/l · Assemblage · Premier Cru Villers-Marmery · 40% Réserve Perpétuelle

Acoustique Premier Cru

Blanc de Blancs, Assemblage of Vin de l'année and Vin de réserve (35% reserve wines). Anise, citrus, roasted fruits, fine smoke, and a long finish, just as the name promises.

100% Chardonnay · 6 g/l · Assemblage · Premier Cru Villers-Marmery

My Tastings

  • Ostinato Premier Cru · 08.02.2026
  • Orchestral Premier Cru Millésime 2018 · 13.11.2025
  • Ternaire Brut Premier Cru · 13.11.2025
  • Acoustique Premier Cru · 13.10.2025

Facts

Category RM (Récoltant-Manipulant)
Village Villers-Marmery
Region Montagne de Reims, Marne (51)
Cru Classification Premier Cru
Management Armelle, Laurence, Marie Josée
Certification HVE (Haute Valeur Environnementale) · additionally herbicide-free (mechanical soil cultivation)
Aging Stainless steel, old oak barrels (10 years)
Réserve Perpétuelle Yes (40% in Ternaire Brut)
Dosage Range 3-9 g/l (homemade Chardonnay liqueur)
Website champagneboutillezvignon.fr
Instagram @champagne_boutillez_vignon

Sources for this portrait: house website, my own tastings, CRM data and cross-checks. Fields without sufficient verification remain open.

Cuvées

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