The family heritage and intrinsic values of Louis Brochet, which translate into a great passion for work and a continuous search for quality, have been passed down to the current generation by great-grandmother Marie Arsène Brochet. In the mid-19th century, Madame Marie carefully selected only the best vines, marking their trunks with a line of paint. These vines were then used for transplants, a technique known by the technical name of massal selection, allowing the company today to produce great sparkling wine bases, using the best Pinot Noir bunches capable of giving the cuvées a mix of power and elegance. Louis Brochet is located in Ecueil and extends over the surrounding land, classified as premiers crus of the Montagne de Reims. In these places, typical landscapes of Champagne, candidates for UNESCO World Heritage, the vines are grown according to strict principles of respect for the environment. Use of natural fertilizers, no chemical insecticides, everything is done in compliance with a fundamental rule, which is a sort of motto of the Brochets: "We do not inherit the land from our parents but we borrow it from our children". Growers/producers and therefore oenologists, according to a tradition handed down from father to son, the Louis Brochet company is part of the association of independent winemakers (récoltants-manipulants), having the equipment and skills necessary to carry out all the phases of Champagne winemaking. Made exclusively from the vineyard, the cuvées are the result of a refined and expert blending of different crus of pinot noir, pinot meunier and chardonnay. The complex manipulation of these grapes, which gives the Champagnes power and generosity, refinement and elegance, involves a long series of operations that require maximum concentration. From the cultivation of the vines to the bottling, the Brochets therefore have the possibility of following closely, and with the utmost attention, the entire process of vinification and aging of the Champagne.
The family heritage and intrinsic values of Louis Brochet, which translate into a great passion for work and a continuous search for quality, have been passed down to the current generation by great-grandmother Marie Arsène Brochet. In the mid-19th century, Madame Marie carefully selected only the best vines, marking their trunks with a line of paint. These vines were then used for transplants, a technique known by the technical name of massal selection, allowing the company today to produce great sparkling wine bases, using the best Pinot Noir bunches capable of giving the cuvées a mix of power and elegance. Louis Brochet is located in Ecueil and extends over the surrounding land, classified as premiers crus of the Montagne de Reims. In these places, typical landscapes of Champagne, candidates for UNESCO World Heritage, the vines are grown according to strict principles of respect for the environment. Use of natural fertilizers, no chemical insecticides, everything is done in compliance with a fundamental rule, which is a sort of motto of the Brochets: "We do not inherit the land from our parents but we borrow it from our children". Growers/producers and therefore oenologists, according to a tradition handed down from father to son, the Louis Brochet company is part of the association of independent winemakers (récoltants-manipulants), having the equipment and skills necessary to carry out all the phases of Champagne winemaking. Made exclusively from the vineyard, the cuvées are the result of a refined and expert blending of different crus of pinot noir, pinot meunier and chardonnay. The complex manipulation of these grapes, which gives the Champagnes power and generosity, refinement and elegance, involves a long series of operations that require maximum concentration. From the cultivation of the vines to the bottling, the Brochets therefore have the possibility of following closely, and with the utmost attention, the entire process of vinification and aging of the Champagne.
