The winery
Cattier
Family-run Champagne house based in Chigny-les-Roses, in the Montagne de Reims. Known for its Premier Cru cuvées and for the rare Clos du Moulin, a privately owned walled vineyard.
- Champagne (Montagne de Reims) · France
- Since 1918
- 3 products
The story
The history of the Cattier family is documented from the first plantings in Chigny‑les‑Roses in 1625; the house began marketing its own bottles under the name Cattier at the end of the First World War. In the postwar period Jean Cattier bought and restored the Clos du Moulin, creating a single‑vineyard cuvée. Management has remained in the family for generations and, on the modern front, the family has also launched complementary projects such as the Armand de Brignac label. The main cellars are located in Rilly‑la‑Montagne and maintain long sequences of ageing sheltered in deep galleries.
Production philosophy
Enhancing the family heritage and the terroir of the Montagne de Reims with an approach based on extended cellar aging and viticultural practices geared toward sustainability. The house favors the use of reserve wines and prolonged lees contact to develop complexity and character in its cuvées.
Terroir and vineyards
Vineyards are concentrated in the Montagne de Reims, particularly around Chigny‑les‑Roses, Ludes and Rilly‑la‑Montagne. They own the Clos du Moulin, a historic 'clos' situated on sunny slopes near Chigny‑les‑Roses.
Awards and recognition
Examples of recognitions include: Gault & Millau 2023; Fine Champagne Magazine.
Characteristics
- Grape varieties
- Pinot Noir
- Pinot Meunier
- Chardonnay
- Hectares
- 33.0
What makes it distinctive
- Clos du Moulin: historic 2.2-hectare parcel; a numbered, long-aged cuvée.
- Estate vineyards: approximately 33 hectares spread across Chigny‑les‑Roses, Ludes and Rilly‑la‑Montagne
- Production and ageing with extensive use of reserve wines and long periods on the lees.
- Deep cellars with significant storage capacity.
- Certified approach to sustainability