Marne Valley grower bottler with Meunier led Champagne, in house pressing, and cuvées including Brut Réserve and Terre d'Origine.
The producer
Champagne Olivier Marteaux is a family grower bottler on the right bank of the Marne. Marcel Marteaux began as a winemaker and vine nurseryman in the 1950s, Joël expanded the vineyard and commercial brand, and Olivier established in house vinification after taking over in 1998. The estate farms approximately 8 to 9 hectares across about 40 parcels. Its cuvées include Meunier led wines, a reserve cuvée with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and a Blanc de Blancs.
Known for
Meunier led Marne Valley Champagne
Notable facts
The family estate covers approximately 8 to 9 hectares across about 40 parcels in the Marne Valley.
Olivier Marteaux established in house vinification in 1998 and has produced Champagne under his own name since 2009.
Organic fertilizer and grass strips between vine rows are used to limit erosion.
Champagne is bottled and held in the cellars for years before sale.
The story
From press to label
In 1996, Champagne Marteaux built a pressing center to bring pressing in house. Olivier Marteaux took over two years later and developed vinification at the family estate, becoming a récoltant manipulant. The family had farmed vines through Marcel and Joël, but Olivier added control over the preparation and transformation of the grapes. Since 2009, the Champagne has been produced under the Olivier Marteaux name. The sequence moved from a family nursery, to an expanded vineyard and commercial brand, then to pressing, vinification and bottling under Olivier's own label.
From the atlas
Champagne Olivier Marteaux
A Marne Valley grower bottler on the right bank of the river, with Meunier led Champagne, in house pressing and in house vinification.
At A Glance
Field
Detail
Region
Champagne, Marne Valley
Position
Right bank of the Marne
Producer
Récoltant manipulant with in house vinification
Main grapes
Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
Cuvées
Brut Réserve, Terre d'Origine and Blanc de Blancs
The Producer
In 1996, Champagne Marteaux built a pressing center to bring this key stage of Champagne preparation in house. Two years later, Olivier Marteaux took over from his father Joël and became a récoltant manipulant, developing vinification at the family estate. Since 2009, the Champagne has been produced under the Olivier Marteaux name.
The family line began with Marcel Marteaux, who became a winemaker and developed a vine nursery in the 1950s. His son Joël extended the vineyard and created the Champagne Marteaux Guyard brand. Farming follows sustainable principles, with organic fertilizer and grass strips between rows to limit erosion.
Place
The vineyards sit on the right bank of the Marne in the Marne Valley. The estate covers approximately 8 to 9 hectares across about 40 individual parcels and five communes: Azy-sur-Marne, Bonneil, Charly, Essomez and Romery.
This spread places several Champagne addresses inside one family estate. The range includes Meunier led wines, a reserve cuvée with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and a Blanc de Blancs from Marne Valley terroir.
Wines
The house has made six distinct Champagne cuvées. Brut Réserve is primarily Pinot Meunier, with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and includes 20 to 30 percent reserve wines for consistency.
Terre d'Origine is an extra brut vintage wine from 85 percent Meunier and 15 percent Pinot Noir, with a dosage of 2 grams per litre. The Blanc de Blancs provides the white grape style. In Champagne, Blanc de Blancs means a wine made from white grapes, most often Chardonnay.
In The Glass
Terre d'Origine stays fresh, with yellow fruit aromas marked by evolution. Its low dosage leaves the fruit profile dry and direct.
Brut Réserve has a bright yellow colour, a persistent fruity fragrance and fine bubbles. The attack is silky, and the mousse moves gently across the palate.
A Bottle To Understand It
Choose the Blanc de Blancs. The 2017 vintage has a golden robe, ripe to confited fruit aromas and a round profile. It puts a single vintage white wine at the front of the range, alongside the Meunier led and reserve wines.
Final Word
After harvest, the grapes go to the family press, and vinification takes place in temperature regulated stainless steel vats. The bottles then remain in the cellars for years before sale.