Champagne Pol Couronne: Assemblage from Three Terroirs, At Home in Reims

Champagne Pol Couronne: Assemblage from Three Terroirs, At Home in Reims

Champagne Pol Couronne is based right in the heart of Reims, on the Cours Langlet. The house sees itself as an Assemblage address, deliberately working across multiple Crus and bringing the three Champagne grape varieties together into its own distinct style. The contact at the house is Jean-Baptiste Prevost.

Vignoble & Terroirs

Pol Couronne sources its grapes from three different corners of Champagne, and it's exactly this range that shapes the style:

• Chardonnay from high quality sites on the Côte des Blancs, including the Grand Cru village of Avize, for freshness and tension.
• Pinot Noir mainly from the Grand-Cru villages of Ambonnay and Bouzy on the Montagne de Reims, for structure and body.
• Meunier largely from the Marne Valley, for fruit and approachability.

The house's Grand-Cru Cuvées rest primarily on Pinot Noir from Ambonnay and Bouzy, two of Champagne's classic Pinot-Noir villages.

Style

At the heart of the house is the careful Assemblage of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Meunier. Rather than putting a single Cru front and center, Pol Couronne looks for balance among the three grape varieties. Further details on vinification remain open where no verified source is available.

Visit

The house in Reims welcomes guests for tastings, masterclasses, and introductions to sabrage. Groups can also visit the cellars in Jonquery by prior arrangement.

My Tasting

A tasting of my own is still to come. Once the bottle has made it into the glass, I'll add the tasting note and post here.

Facts

Sources for this portrait: information from the house, the directory of Champagne producers on champagne.fr, and CRM data. Fields without sufficient verification remain open.