Voirin-Jumel

(Champagne vines of Cramant)

The village of Cramant, in the heart of La Côte des Blancs, is noted for its chalk terroir as one of the 17 Grand Cru villages. La Maison Voirin-Jumel is a four generation champagne maker. The daughter, Alice Voirin, hosted the visit with a facility tour including the new pneumatic grape press and related memories of participating in the traditional manual corking as a kid.

She also pointed out the various champagne house categorizations such as NM vs. RM. Her brother, Patrick, is noted for his experimentation with production methods and recently came up with “Vielli en fut de chene” which is champagne aged in small oak barrels for six months. The resulting vanilla note characteristic of oak has become a favorite of Belgium buyers.



(Alice Voirin)

Details
Voirin-Jumel:
555, rue de la Libération
51530 Cramant
www.champagne-voirin-jumel.com


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