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• Double silver at Decanter WWA 2019
  17 June, by Sebastian Nickel
• Close encounters of the third kind...
  15 December 2018, by Sebastian Nickel

  "Deux Terres, two worlds, or more specifically their wines, come together and are combined into a characterful whole in this cuvee : The Côte des Blancs and neighbouring Sézannais, a region that is perhaps finally gaining the recognition it deserves."
  Champagner 2019 - Vinum

• Vintage Story Part 2
  26 October 2018, by Sebastian Nickel

  After diligent consideration, we have taken the decision to baptise our vintage champagne and giving it a name like all our other cuvees. Henceforth, this wine that some of you know as being simply labelled “2008”, will proudly bear its history and origin as cuvee “Deux Terres” (Two Terroirs).
  To make this champagne, two vineyards, two terroirs were chosen in 2008: One in Cramant at the Côte des Blancs, the other in Barbonne-Fayel at the Coteaux du Sézannais. Both vineyards are genetically (...)

• Vintage Story Part 1
  8 October 2018, by Sebastian Nickel

  2018 gave us a lucky harvest. After a vigorous and snowy winter, continuing alternation between abundant rain and sunshine marked spring. Some thunderstorms and hail approached the Côte des Blancs and the Coteaux du Sézannais in May, but except some light leaf damage, none of our vines or grapes were harmed. Mildew was a major problem at that period, but it seemed to be under control at the beginning of the warm and dry summer. Drought was compensated by the huge ground water reserves stored (...)

• Champagne J.Vignier was selected by the Italian wine guide "Le migliori 99 maison the Champagne"
  15 June 2018, by Sebastian Nickel

  Champagne J.Vignier - Ora Alba Grand Cru Blanc de blancs – Cramant, Chouilly, Oiry A wine that exhales terroir, with a strong presence of chalk and white flowers, cedar and lemongrass. Full-bodied, with beguiling and lasting minerality. Freshness on the palate, as well as a creamy structure and citrus aromas lead to a long finish. It keeps its promise / generous. Perfectly fitting dish: Carpaccio of Mediterranean Mackerel. Champagne J.Vignier - Silexus Sezannensis Blanc de blancs – Vineyard (...)

• "Big Bordeaux Tasting" and Champagne in Zurich
  25 May 2018, by Sebastian Nickel

  The annual "Big Bordeaux Tasting" organized by VINUM is less strict than the title suggests, as it opens its doors to some other appellations. This year, on Monday, June 4th, vigneronne Nathalie Vignier and winemaker Sebastian Nickel will be in Zürich to propose the J.Vignier wines for tasting: Pure Blanc de blancs Champagne from various Grand Cru locations in the Côte des Blancs, as well as from the mysterious Coteaux du Sézannais. A young champagne brand from a traditional winery based in (...)

• Special Price and Gold Medal for Cuvée Ora Alba Grand Cru at "Challenge International du Vin"
  16 May 2018, by Sebastian Nickel

  Challenge international du Vin

• "We have rarely tasted so much terroir in a sparkling wine. Impressive!" - VINUM december 2017
  5 February 2018, by Sebastian Nickel

  Champagne J.Vignier – Les Longues Verges
  A bouquet offering particular transparency and purity, with discreet green melon notes and a hint of golden fruit, immensely transparent and airy on the palate, with almost extreme minerality, slender but very long; we have rarely tasted so much terroir in a sparkling wine. Impressive!
  Champagne J.Vignier – Silexus Sézannensis
  In transparent, mineral and decidedly straightforward style, reticent, slender and long, offering impressive personality; (...)

• 10 Sparkling Wines for Any Occasion - by Robb Report
  17 January 2018, by Sebastian Nickel

  Add some bubbly to your happiest occasions with a glass poured from one of these elegant vintages.
  NUMBER 2: J. Vignier 2008 Millésime Brut
  2008 Millésime Brut
  Says sommelier Alicia Kemper, who is the wine director at Fundamental LA: “Nathalie Vignier is a 10th-generation winemaker in Champagne, and a 6th-generation maker in Cramant (a Grand Cru village). Her grandfather, Paul LeBrun, had 2 hectares in the early 20th century and became one of the very first independent vignerons after World (...)

• "Ora Alba" awarded by the French Guide Hachette 2018
  11 October 2017, by Sebastian Nickel

  Located in the heart of the Côte des Blancs, the family has been cultivating wine for more than ten generations. First own Champagne brand 1902. Paul Lebrun founds his own champagne house in 1931. Today, his grandchildren, Nathalie and Jean Vignier cultivate 16.5 hectares of Chardonnay around Cramant and in the Sézannais (Récoltant Manipulant).
  A ripe Blanc de blancs: fermented in steel tanks, a blend of wines from 2008 to 2010. Straw colored, with intense brioche and roast notes, showing (...)

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