Champagne
Champagne Gallimard
Founded: 1930
Vineyards: 10 hectares
Annual production: up to 150,000 bottles
Key wines: Quintessence Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, Grande Réserve Blanc de Blancs Brut, Prestige Brut Millesime
Since 1986, the House has consistently received high marks in one of France's authoritative wine guides, ‘Le Guide Hachette des Vins’.
Organics, the majority of wines from the same vintage and variety, perfect dosage, special aging (oak barrels and clay amphorae), or timeless Solera reserve wines are just some of the many characteristics of the Champagne Gallimard.
Champagne Gallimard Père et Fils is a family-owned company that has been handed down from father to son for six generations. The winery is located in the heart of the Côte de Bar, in the famous village of Les Riceys. The terroir of Les Riceys has important characteristics: it is the largest terroir in Champagne with 866 hectares of vineyards.
Today, Champagne Gallimard Père et Fils is headed by Didier and Arnaud, who cultivate a 10-hectare vineyard. The company owns superb 17th-century stone cellars where the temperature and humidity are kept constant, ensuring optimum conditions for the maturation of Champagne wines, especially the top cuvées, which are aged for 5 years.
The wines of the House have been included in the most important wine guides around the world.