Specialising in Pinot Meunier.

Roger Coulon remains one of the best-known names in Champagne. Buyers will find several terroir wines in the House's portfolio, including Coteaux Champenois. In these Champagne wines, we find a purity that is difficult to fully describe in words. It is a kind of transparency - an expression of vintage, varietal, and place. Roger Coulon is all about quality and consistency.

Eric and Isabelle Coulon own 11 hectares divided into 109 plots, mainly in and around Vrigny, where Pinot Meunier (40%), Pinot Noir (30%), and Chardonnay (30%) are grown on sandy soils. The figure of 109 plots indicates the emphasis on terroir expression at this site. In addition, natural yeasts from all 109 plots are used for fermentation.

Champagne Roger Coulon's production is around 90,000 bottles per year. The viticulture was certified organic in 2019. Eric Coulon believes in late harvesting, aiming for full physiological maturity, and keeps yields very low. In the cellar, some cuvées are aged in oak barrels containing 10 to 15% new wood.

Almost all plots face east, which is important as this is considered the best exposure and is the exposure of most grand cru.

Two factors are important to understanding Roger Coulon's light, understated, delicate, and terroir-driven style. Firstly, Eric favors wines with low alcohol content and tends to consider Champagne unbalanced if it has more than 12% alcohol. Secondly, he values moderation and elegance of pressure and pressure, so he keeps the pressure at five rather than six atmospheres.

To summarise, Eric Coulon creates very expressive, terroir-driven, and resonant Champagne wines. One of the hallmarks of these wines is the significant presence of Pinot Meunier in many of the cuvées. Aging in oak gives the wine additional texture without being dominant or overwhelming.

These wines are sure to find a place in your collection and we wholeheartedly recommend that customers try them. 

Champagne Roger Coulon