Collection: Champagne Pierre Baillette

Champagne Pierre Baillette is located just north of Rilly-la-Montagne, 7km south of Reims. Perrine Baillette runs the estate, a small domaine founded by her grandfather Maurice and named after her father.

Perrine took over winemaking in 2012, and in addition to her own family background, she produces cuvées with a strong mineral flavor and careful attention to detail, with a dosage of around 5g/L.

The majority of the land is Trois Puys 1er Cru (2ha) planted with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier (a 65 year old plot). The soil in Trois Puys contains 15cm of chalk, giving it great saltiness and grip. "Coeru de Craie" is made from all three of the Domaine's vineyards and literally translates to "heart of chalk".

As well as Trois Puys, there is 1 hectare of Pinot Noir in a 1er Cru vineyard in Rilly-la-Montagne and 0.28 hectares of Pinot Noir in Grand Cru Verzenay (a birthday gift from her husband, the Blanc de Noirs is deliciously rich yet mellow). The chalky plots are ploughed by horse and ridged by hand, resulting in cuvées with unmistakable character and charm, perfectly expressing the terroir.