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Champagne Borel-Lucas
An Étoges grower house making Chardonnay and Meunier Champagne through family collaboration.
At A Glance
| Field | Detail |
| Region | Champagne |
| Base | Étoges |
| Producer type | Independent grower house |
| Main grapes | Chardonnay and Meunier |
| Signature wine | Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Sélection |
| Defining feature | Family collaboration under Jean-Marie, Roseline, Christophe and Céline Crépaux |
The Producer
Jean-Marie, Roseline, Christophe and Céline Crépaux manage Champagne Borel-Lucas through family collaboration. The house is an independent grower in Champagne, making cuvées from a range that includes Chardonnay and Meunier. Its named wines include Blanc de Blancs, La Réserve, Art Divin, Munificence, Le Rosé and Grand Cru bottlings.
The house's range moves between different grape compositions and label categories. La Réserve places Meunier alongside Chardonnay, while Blanc de Blancs identifies a Chardonnay based style. Grand Cru names mark a vineyard classification used on selected bottles.
Place
Champagne Borel-Lucas is based in Étoges, in Champagne. Champagne on a label identifies sparkling wine from the region under its appellation rules. The house's bottles include Blanc de Blancs and Grand Cru names, combining grape style with vineyard classification.
The Côte des Blancs also appears in the house's range through Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Sélection. Côte des Blancs is a Champagne subregion associated with Chardonnay, while Grand Cru identifies the highest vineyard classification within the regional system.
Story
Marcel Lucas founded Champagne Borel-Lucas in 1929. Today, Jean-Marie, Roseline, Christophe and Céline Crépaux manage the house through family collaboration. The current range carries both the Chardonnay focus of Blanc de Blancs and the Meunier led composition of La Réserve.
Vineyards And Cellar
The vineyard holding covers 14.7 hectares. Champagne Borel-Lucas is listed as an independent grower, a producer category tied to vineyard ownership and estate wine production. The available facts establish the vineyard scale and grape compositions, but do not establish ageing durations for individual cuvées.
Wines
The range is organized through grape composition, colour and vineyard classification. La Réserve is made from Meunier as the dominant grape allied with Chardonnay. The Blanc de Blancs is 100% Chardonnay. The listed wines also include Art Divin, Munificence, Le Rosé, Soleil d'Or Grand Cru 2015 and La Sélection Grand Cru 2018.
Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Sélection is an assembly of three grand crus from the Côte des Blancs, using Chardonnay from the 2013 and 2012 harvests. The range therefore includes both a Meunier led reserve cuvée and Chardonnay focused Grand Cru selections.
In The Glass
La Réserve is vivid and fresh, with a persistent finish marked by citrus. The wine's Meunier dominant composition gives it a different profile from the house's Chardonnay only Blanc de Blancs.
Art Divin shows white fruits and citrus with a toasted note. Its palate is ample and very fresh, ending long with a lively line of acidity. Across these cuvées, fruit, freshness and citrus define the tasting profile, while the individual grape compositions separate the wines.
A Bottle To Understand It
Open with Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Sélection. It is an assembly of three grand crus from the Côte des Blancs, made with Chardonnay from the 2013 and 2012 harvests. Grand Cru is Champagne's highest vineyard classification, so the bottle places a defined vineyard level beside two named harvests. Its nose shows white flowers, followed by a balanced, fresh, clean and long palate.
Anecdote
In the 2020 edition of Guide Hachette, Champagne Borel-Lucas's Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Cuvée Sélection received two stars, marked Remarkable Wine. The rating was attached to a named Borel-Lucas cuvée and appeared in the guide's 2020 edition as a dated recognition for one bottle from the range.
Final Word
Champagne Borel-Lucas is an Étoges grower house with Chardonnay and Meunier cuvées, managed through the family collaboration of Jean-Marie, Roseline, Christophe and Céline Crépaux.
Sources
1. https://champagne-borel-lucas.com/la-maison/ 2. https://www.champagne.fr/en/visit-champagne/directory-champagne-producers/champagne-borel-lucas 3. https://www.hachette-vins.com/guide-vins/producteurs/47957/champagne-borel-lucas/ 4. https://www.hachette-vins.com/guide-vins/les-vins/borel-lucas-blanc-de-blancs-cuvee-selection-2020/202043073/ 5. https://www.hachette-vins.com/guide-vins/les-vins/borel-lucas-la-reserve-2024/202474129/ 6. https://www.hachette-vins.com/guide-vins/les-vins/borel-lucas-chardonnay-art-divin-2016/201611283/ 7. https://borel-lucas-suisse.ch/product/champagne-blanc-de-blancs/