Aÿ Champagne house making refreshing aperitif wines from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier sourced across Champagne.
The producer
Champagne Brimoncourt is a house in Aÿ revived by Alexandre Cornot, with François Huré directing the cellar. It sources grapes from contracted producers across Champagne areas, choosing Chardonnays from the Sézannais and Côte des Blancs and Pinot Noirs and Meuniers from the Montagne de Reims and the Marne Valley. The wines are very fresh and follow a light, joyful idea of Champagne made for celebration.
Known for
Refreshing aperitif Champagne
Notable facts
Brimoncourt was founded in Aÿ by Alexandre Cornot in 2008.
The first Brimoncourt wine releases came in 2014.
Brimoncourt sources grapes from contracted producers.
François Huré is Brimoncourt's cellar master.
The story
From Printing Works To Maison
Alexandre Cornot first reestablished the dormant Brimoncourt business and then successfully sold it on. The old printing works in Aÿ had been left empty after that sale, so Cornot converted the building for the Champagne house. The complex covers 3,000 square metres of eighteenth and nineteenth century buildings and gardens, with some structures built by the Eiffel company and recognised as part of the region's industrial heritage. The converted building became the current Brimoncourt maison in Aÿ, where the house is based.
From the atlas
Champagne Brimoncourt
A Champagne house in Aÿ revived by Alexandre Cornot, returning to light, joyful celebration wines made from grapes selected across the region.
At A Glance
Field
Detail
Region
Champagne
Village
Aÿ
House model
Grapes sourced from contracted producers
Main grapes
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier
Defining feature
Grapes selected by region and variety
The Producer
Alexandre Cornot revived the historic Brimoncourt Champagne brand in Aÿ. The founding philosophy returns to Champagne as a light and joyful wine for celebration. Brimoncourt's wines are very fresh and made in a refreshing aperitif style. François Huré is the cellar master.
Place
Brimoncourt draws on four Champagne areas, with Chardonnays from the Sézannais and the Côte des Blancs and Pinot Noirs and Meuniers from the Montagne de Reims and the Marne Valley.
In Champagne blending, Chardonnay contributes acidity and citrus, Pinot Noir adds body, and Meunier adds fruit and roundness.
Wines
The core range spans brut, rosé, blanc de blancs and extra brut styles. Brut is a dry Champagne category, rosé marks colour, and blanc de blancs identifies a wine made from white grapes. Extra Brut comprises 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay. It spends six years maturing in the cellar, with citrus aromas in harmony with minerality.
Final Word
Alexandre Cornot converted an empty printing works in Aÿ for the Brimoncourt maison.