The winery
Lequeux-Mercier
Producer of Champagne based in Passy-sur-Marne, in the Vallée de la Marne; a family-run estate and independent winemaker focused on cuvées characterized by Pinot Meunier.
- Vallée de la Marne (Champagne) · Francia
- Since 1976
- 3 products
The story
Family-run house: the Lequeux-Mercier family has been producing Champagne for several generations. The "Lequeux-Mercier" brand appears to have been created in the 1970s. Legally, there are recent registrations linked to the name Rémy Lequeux-Mercier as a business entity.
Production philosophy
Presents itself as a vigneron engagé: attentive vineyard care, the application of reasoned viticulture principles, and low‑intervention winemaking to produce Champagnes expressive of the terroir. Some communications indicate a choice to limit pesticide use and to intervene minimally in the cellar to highlight the character of the parcels.
Terroir and vineyards
Located in Passy-sur-Marne, in the heart of the Vallée de la Marne. The soils mentioned include clay, marl and sand; the area is described as favorable to Pinot Meunier, which is often cited as the predominant variety in the cuvées.
Characteristics
- Grape varieties
- Pinot Meunier
- Pinot Noir
- Chardonnay
What makes it distinctive
- Based in Passy-sur-Marne, Vallée de la Marne.
- The Lequeux-Mercier brand is cited as having been created in 1976.
- Cuvée G4.2: stated composition 65% Meunier and 35% Pinot Noir for the cited vintage.
- The estate presents itself as an independent winegrower focused on low-intervention practices and reasoned viticulture.
- Production is focused on cuvées that express the terroir of the Vallée de la Marne, with Blanc de Blancs also included among the offerings.