The winery
Champagne Corbon
Artisanal Champagne house based in Avize (Côte des Blancs), known for Blanc de Blancs with a strong sense of terroir, low-intervention practices and extended lees aging.
- Champagne (Côte des Blancs, Avize) · Francia
- 7 products
The story
The Corbon family began acquiring vineyards in Avize as early as the 1920s; for decades they sold their grapes to négociants. After the price crisis of the 1970s, Claude Corbon turned the business into a récoltant-manipulant and began bottling their own champagnes, assembling a collection of vintage Blanc de Blancs from the 1980s. Management passed to the next generation in the 2000s, who has continued the artisanal approach and respect for the terroir.
Production philosophy
Artisanal production with limited cellar intervention: winemaking practices aimed at preserving the expression of the grape variety and the soil, extended aging on the lees, and occasional use of continuous blending for some reserve cuvées.
Terroir and vineyards
Based in Avize, a Grand Cru of the Côte des Blancs, on calcareous-marly soils rich in chalk that promote finesse and minerality, with vineyards also in some communes of the Marne Valley. The official website lists parcels dedicated to Chardonnay, Meunier and Pinot Noir, with indicative surface areas for each vineyard.
Characteristics
- Grape varieties
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Noir
- Meunier
- Hectares
- 1.6
What makes it distinctive
- Specializing in Blanc de Blancs from Avize Grand Cru
- Extended lees aging for the main cuvées.
- Artisanal approach and minimal intervention in the cellar
- Features a solera cuvée
