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Caillez Lemaire MV 'Reflets' Extra Brut, Champagne, France
Husband and wife team Virginie and Vincent Vanpoperingh run this small family estate on the banks of the River Marne. Virginie’s family has been growing grapes since the 18th century and Raymond Caillez and Andrée Lemaire began making their own wines from the family plots in 1942. Annie and Henri Caillez took over in 1976 before passing along to their daughter and her husband in 2005. The estate holdings have grown from 2ha to just over 6ha and conversion to Organic faming was certified in 2020 by EcoCert.
- Winemakers: Virginie Vanpoperingh
- Farming: Practicing Organic, Certified HVE
- Varieities: 45% Meunier 35% Pinot Noir 20% Chardonnay
- Soil / Terroir: Clay, Limestone soils in the village of Damery, the easternmost village of the Vallée de la Marne.
- Vinfication:75% from 2018 and 25% from 2017
- Aging: 5 Years sur lie
- Dosage: 5 g/L