Winemaker Michel Chauvet is one of the last artisans who chooses to craft his Champagne exclusively by hand, the way it was made in the early 1900s before machines replaced manual labor. While Chauvet certainly makes \u201cgrower\u201d Champagne, his methods are so much more; if you seek truly authentic Champagne, Lancelot-Royer is the obvious choice.<\/p>\n
It is this dedication to the lost traditions of Champagne that captivated us back in the 1990s when we first met Chauvet and witnessed as he painstakingly capped and labeled dozens of bottles by hand\u2014wines too that he had personally riddled and degorged months before.<\/p>\n
Lancelot-Royer is certainly one of the smallest domaines in Champagne, yet this is a boon for a craftsman as dedicated to quality as is Chauvet. Each bottle is uncompromisingly faithful to the lemony delicacy that characterizes Cramant and the crystalline purity of the finest blanc de blancs wines.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ padding_mobile=”off” make_equal=”on” admin_label=”row” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”89%” width_tablet=”80%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”89%” max_width_tablet=”80%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” make_fullwidth=”on” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”5%|5%|5%|5%” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#d46d32″ use_border_color=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”]FARMING & WINEMAKING<\/strong><\/p>\n Domaine Lancelot-Royer crafts \u201cgrower\u201d Champagne, a r\u00e9coltant-manipulant<\/em> house that grows its own grapes and makes its own wine all on site. This qualitative difference is crucial for those seeking the ultimate in Champagne flavor and character.<\/p>\n All of Michel Chauvet\u2019s vineyards in Cramant are rated 100% Grand Cru and are all planted to Chardonnay, as is tradition in the C\u00f4te de Blancs. As Lancelot-Royer is one of the smaller Champagne houses, Chauvet is able to see to every winemaking step himself, performing each task by hand.<\/p>\n This dedication to hand-crafted Champagne is evident in the estate\u2019s cellars, a rough chalk cave that was carved out of the rock by hand, chisel strokes traceable on the cool walls. From harvesting to riddling to degorging to bottling, physical labor, not technology, is the rule at Lancelot-Royer.<\/p>\n Juice is fermented on indigenous yeasts in temperature controlled, stainless steel tanks. Wines undergo a second fermentation in bottle (m\u00e9thode Champenoise) and are aged on fine lees from three to four years, much longer than most non-vintage wines. Chauvet reserves nearly a third of each harvest as reserve wine, which contributes to the richness and complexity of his non-vintage cuv\u00e9es. Wines are bottled by hand, unfined and unfiltered. The same lovely, lithe grand cru Chardonnay Champagne as the estate’s regular ‘Cuv\u00e9e des Chevaliers,’ yet with no added dosage. What a thrill to taste the pure chalky soils of Cramant in every sip! Refined, lacy, sublime.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Extra Brut ‘Cuv\u00e9e Dualissime'” admin_label=”Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Extra Brut ‘Cuv\u00e9e Dualissime'” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n A refined Champagne that highlights the “dual” nature of two perfect grand cru villages: Avize and Chouilly (which bookend Cramant, winemaker Michel Chauvet’s home village). Here richness and finesse come together effortlessly; pure fruit enhanced by the region’s chalky soils are allowed to sing with just a hint of dosage (extra brut; 4 grams\/L). A grand wine for the best cuisine.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Brut ‘Cuv\u00e9e des Chevaliers'” admin_label=”Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Brut ‘Cuv\u00e9e des Chevaliers'” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Pure grand cru Chardonnay from the chalky, cool soils of Cramant in the C\u00f4te de Blancs. Lemon curd, lightly toasted brioche, green tea highlights. Long, savory and seductive; a captivating non-vintage wine that can age with the best of vintage bottles. Generally winemaker Michael Chauvet adds 30% reserve wine, for even more complexity and texture.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Brut Mill\u00e9sime” admin_label=”Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Brut Mill\u00e9sime” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The quintessential blanc de blancs style, with delicate aromas of wild flowers, a lacy, lemony core of tangy fruit and a silky finish. 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\nWinemaker:<\/strong>\u00a0 Michel Chauvet
\nRegion:<\/strong> France\u00a0\u2022 Champagne \u2022 Cramant
\nVineyard size:<\/strong> 12 acres<\/p>\n
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