Vallee de la Marne

Question 1

What is the biggest viticultural challenge in the Vallee de la Marne?

Answer 1

Botrytis. There is constant fog in the valley, and grapes ripen very slowly.

Question 2

What is the grape breakdown in the Vallee de la Marne?

Answer 2

Meunier 72%; Pinot Noir 16%; Chardonnay 12%.
Meunier, a hardy variety, is predominant due to the area’s frost-prone conditions and heavy clay topsoil, which deepens as you move west.

Question 3

Vallee de la Marne Grand Crus

Answer 3

• Aÿ (89% pinot noir)
• Tours-sur-Marne (72% pinot noir. Liem has Tours-sur-Marne as part of Montagne de Reims)

Question 4

Premier Cru Villages in the Vallee de la Marne

Answer 4

(8 Total)

Avenay-Val-d’Or

Bisseuil

Champillon

Cumières

Dizy

Hautvillers

Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

Mutigny