Champagne Brut Blanc de Noirs Robert Barbichon Organic

Champagne Extra Brut BLANC DE NOIRS

Silver Millésime Bio 2019
Gold Mundus Vini BioFach 2021

In the glass, Robert Barbichon's Blanc de Noirs reveals a delicate bouquet of ripe fruit such as pear and grapefruit.

Robert Barbichon

The family estate, originally founded by Robert Barbichon, is in Gyé-sur-Seine on the Côte des Bar and is now run in the second generation by Thomas Barbichon and his brother Maxime. The brothers care for 17 separate plots covering 9 ha. Much of the vineyard area lies in Gyé-sur-Marne and its neighbouring villages of Celles-sur-Ource, Courteron and Neuville-sur-Seine. The south-facing vines are planted mainly on clay and limestone soils and average around 40 years old, with some older vines planted as early as 1953. The estate has been organically certified since 2007 and converted to biodynamic methods under Demeter guidelines in 2012. As with many vineyards on the Côte des Bar, they are planted mainly with Pinot Noir, complemented by Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Blanc, a grape rarely found in Champagne. Viticulture follows the principle of minimal intervention. A horse-drawn plough, for example, allows precise work even between individual vines without unnecessarily compacting the soil. Strict selection takes place at harvest, as the Barbichons insist uncompromisingly on only the finest grapes.