The Les Hautes Chèvres vineyards stretch across the eponymous locality on the slopes of Cumières, a Premier Cru village in the Marne Valley. The soil is clay-limestone, often rich in chalk, on moderate to exposed slopes, a demanding terroir but ideal for producing tension, minerality and racy expression.

Viticulture is entirely organic and carried out with care: manual or horse-drawn ploughing, strict respect for biodiversity, without herbicides or chemical treatments. Since the 1970s, the estate has been cultivating its vines with the utmost respect for the soil.

After manual harvesting, the must ferments with indigenous yeasts in neutral barrels, without the addition of chaptalisation sugar. The wine is aged for several months in barrels, followed by prolonged ageing on fine lees in the bottle. No fining or filtration, very limited use of sulphur, and no dosage, in Brut Nature.

Each step is designed to restore the identity of the place and the vintage. The low yield, perfect ripeness of the grapes and minimalist ageing produce a deep, lively, mineral wine of great purity, a terroir champagne to be enjoyed now or left to evolve quietly.