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 chalky soil — and for a characteristic mineral signature that shows up as a smoky graphite note. This exact signature runs through the house's cuvées.
Vignoble & Soil
The vineyards are located in Villers-Marmery, classified as Premier Cru. The soil is chalky, typical of the Montagne de Reims, and shapes the wines with a mineral, smoky graphite note — a hallmark of this terroir.
The cuvées are Chardonnay-dominant; the sister trio 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. The vineyard also follows a zero-herbicide approach; weed management is done through soil work. The three sisters describe themselves as "vigneronnes engagées et passionnées."
Vinification
Aging takes place in stainless steel and old oak barrels. For reserve wines, they use 10-year-old oak barrels — for example, 35% of the reserve wines in the Ostinato. Malolactic fermentation is handled differently: sometimes partial (Orchestral 2018), sometimes complete (Ternaire). The Ternaire Brut contains 40% Réserve Perpétuelle.
Dosage ranges from 3 to 9 g/l and is prepared as a house-made liqueur based on Chardonnay.
The music theme in the naming is striking: Ostinato, Orchestral, Ternaire, Acoustique — all terms from music theory.
The Cuvées in Detail
Ostinato Premier Cru
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The name refers to a recurring motif in music — here it's the balance between toast notes and freshness. 35% reserve wines age in 10-year-old oak barrels, bringing toast, cocoa, dark chocolate and coconut. Plus blood orange, salinity, roasted fruits. The house-made Chardonnay liqueur rounds it out.
60% Chardonnay · 40% Pinot Noir · 6 g/l · Premier Cru Villers-Marmery
Orchestral Premier Cru — Millésime 2018
The house's only vintage cuvée, partial malolactic fermentation. Toast and roasted almonds meet mango, pineapple and citrus confit. Fine, creamy, with only 3 g/l dosage based on Chardonnay.
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, with 40% from the Réserve Perpétuelle; malolactic fermentation completed. The graphite note from Villers-Marmery shows clearly: mineral, smoky, plus eucalyptus, sandalwood, brioche. The house-made 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 work) |
| Aging | Stainless steel, old oak barrels (10 years) |
| Réserve Perpétuelle | Yes (40% in Ternaire Brut) |
| Dosage Range | 3–9 g/l (house-made Chardonnay liqueur) |
| Website | champagneboutillezvignon.fr |
| @champagne_boutillez_vignon |
Sources for this portrait: house website, my own tastings, CRM data and cross-checks. Fields without sufficient verification remain open.