The winery
Champagnes Coessens (Jérôme Coessens)
A Champagne house in the Côte des Bar (Aube) led by Jérôme Coessens, focused on site-specific bottlings from the Largillier monopole and on expressive, Pinot Noir–based Champagnes.
- Champagne — Aube (Côte des Bar) · France
- Since 2006
- 3 products
The story
The Coessens family has cultivated vineyards in Ville-sur-Arce for generations. In 2006, after years as head of production for a major Champagne house, Jérôme Coessens decided to transform the family business into his own maison. Since 2008 his wife Valérie has assisted him in the company’s operations; in 2021 the house expanded its reach by acquiring a vineyard in Les Riceys.
Production philosophy
An approach focused on site and grape: highlighting the character of each cru through careful harvests, controlled winemaking and measured cellar interventions. Production favors Pinot Noir from old vines, with winemaking aimed at conveying the minerality and tension of the terroir.
Terroir and vineyards
Based in Ville-sur-Arce, in the southern part of Champagne. The Largillier monopole vineyard, on clay-limestone soils, is the estate’s focal point; the Les Riceys area, by contrast, is linked to the Pinotmaniac project.
Awards and recognition
Finalist in the Jeune Talents du Champagne competition; received a "Coup de Coeur" mention from Revue du Vin de France for the Brut Nature.
Characteristics
- Grape varieties
- Pinot Noir
- Hectares
- 6.5
- Bottles per year
- 10000
What makes it distinctive
- Monopole "Largillier" in Ville-sur-Arce, primarily planted with Pinot Noir.
- Maison founded by Jérôme Coessens in 2006.
- Strong focus on terroir and winemaking that emphasizes purity and minerality.
- Cuvée notes: Blanc de Noirs, Brut Nature, Rosé de Saignée, Exogyre
- Les Riceys project / "Pinotmaniac" initiated after the acquisition of the vineyard in 2021.