Champagne Michel Hoerter

Champagne Michel Hoerter

Champagne Michel Hoerter

Champagne Michel Hoerter is a Récoltant-Maison from Essômes-sur-Marne in the Vallée de la Marne, Aisne department. The estate is currently run by Jean-Philippe and is HVE and VDC certified.

Viticulture & Sustainability

The Maison holds both HVE (Haute Valeur Environnementale) and VDC (Viticulture Durable en Champagne) certifications. Both labels are featured on the website and in the Instagram bio, demonstrating their documented approach toward sustainable farming practices.

Vinification

Michel Hoerter uses barrel aging for selected Cuvées. The Cuvée Intuition Futée, a single-varietal Meunier, is aged in wood: the Maison explicitly speaks of combining Meunier fruit with the complexity that barrel aging brings. The Dosage spectrum ranges from Brut Nature to Brut, with various Cuvées released as Extra-Brut and classic Brut.

The Cuvées in Detail

Les 3 Muses: Brut

Assemblage of Meunier, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Gourmand style with notes of ripe, lightly jammy fruits. The Cuvée is available in 37.5cl, 75cl and 150cl Magnum and was awarded at the Concours International Gilbert & Gaillard in 2022 and 2023.

Meunier · Pinot Noir · Chardonnay · Brut

Les 2 Muses: Blanc de Noirs

Blanc de Noirs from Pinot Noir and Meunier, dosed as Extra-Brut. Powerful and finely balanced. Guide Hachette des Vins 2023 awarded one star, Guía Melendo del Champagne 2022-2023 scored 93/100, Apvsa Selection New York scored 95/100.

Pinot Noir · Meunier · Extra-Brut · Blanc de Noirs

Les Muses Rosées: Rosé

Rosé d'assemblage from Pinot Noir and Meunier. Brut dosed, generous and powerful. Gilbert & Gaillard scored 82/100.

Pinot Noir · Meunier · Brut · Rosé d'assemblage

Les Muses: Millésime 2018

Vintage champagne 2018, Assemblage of Meunier, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Meunier · Chardonnay · Pinot Noir · Brut · Millésime 2018

Intuition Futée: 100% Meunier Millésime 2018

Single-varietal Meunier from the 2018 vintage, aged in barrel. The fruit of Meunier meets the depth and structure that wood brings. Production: 866 bottles. The previous 2016 vintage received the Médaille d'Or Gilbert & Gaillard in October 2022: the 2018 was scored 88/100 in Gault & Millau Ed.2025.

100% Meunier · Brut · Élevage en fût · Millésime 2018 · 866 bottles

Intuition Rosée: Rosé de Saignée Millésime 2018

Blanc de Noirs as Rosé de Saignée, 2018 vintage. Awarded at the Concours International Gilbert & Gaillard in October 2022.

Pinot Noir · Meunier · Rosé de Saignée · Millésime 2018

Intuition Blanche: Blanc de Blancs Millésime 2017

Single-varietal Chardonnay, 2017 vintage. Currently not available (rupture de stock).

100% Chardonnay · Blanc de Blancs · Millésime 2017

My Tastings

  • Les 2 Muses (2019) · 2025-09-16
    Clearly structured, captures the character of the Vallée de la Marne beautifully.

Facts

Category RM (Récoltant-Manipulant)
Address 10 Bis Hameau de Rouvroy, 02400 Essômes-sur-Marne
Region Vallée de la Marne, Aisne (02)
Management Jean-Philippe
Certifications HVE, VDC
Vinification Partly barrel aging
Dosage Brut Nature to Brut
Website champagne-michel-hoerter.fr
Instagram @champagne_michel_hoerter
Phone +33 3 23 83 51 64
Email hoerter@wanadoo.fr

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

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