Maison Duval-Leroy

Maison Duval-Leroy

【A house that pursues quality through innovation】

In 1855, having witnessed the first, unofficial classification of Champagne, the Champagne merchant Armand Leroy came to a realisation: outstanding Champagne demands unbroken control of quality from the vine right through to the finished wine.

He took his time finding a winemaking partner, and in 1859, together with the like-minded Duval family, he founded Duval-Leroy at Vertus, at the southern end of the Côte des Blancs.

Ever since, the house has continued to buy sunlit hillside parcels across the districts of Champagne, and it has now passed through six generations. An independent Champagne producer belonging to no larger group, Duval-Leroy owns 200 hectares of Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyard in the Montagne de Reims and the Côte des Blancs, and in the Côte des Blancs in particular it is known as one of the largest holders of Premier Cru land.

The advantage of such an abundant supply of first-rate fruit can be tasted in the quality and consistency of the non-vintage cuvées. As a négociant-manipulant the house holds organic certification from Ecocert, and it was the first of the major houses to release a Champagne made from certified organic grapes.

Widowed young in 1991, Carol took the helm and brought in Sandrine Logette-Jardin as chef de cave, and together they devoted themselves to a Champagne of distinctive style and character built on two watchwords: delicacy and poise.

Today it is her three sons — Julien, Charles and Louis — who follow in Carol's footsteps, carrying the spirit of the house forward with loyalty and ambition.

Between them they make Champagnes of finesse, lightness and elegance, wines that speak directly to the heart.

Respecting the terroir and drawing the very best from it, they honour the creative traditions of France while building the future alongside the enthusiasts who are gastronomy's new standard-bearers.