Le Mesnil-sur-Oger grower with Grand Cru Côte des Blancs vineyards, family production and oak matured Dorine Blanc de Blancs.
The producer
Launois Père et Fils is a récoltant-manipulant founded in 1872 in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Its Grand Cru vineyards span Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Cramant and Oger on the Côte des Blancs. Séverine and Caroline Launois continue family production through eight generations. Grapes are picked from the vineyards and pressed on the premises. The house also maintains a museum cellar carved into chalk. Dorine spends a full year in oak barrels, developing a warm amber tint and luscious fruity texture.
Known for
Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Champagne
Notable facts
Launois Père et Fils was founded in 1872 in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger.
The house's Grand Cru vineyards span Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Cramant and Oger.
Séverine and Caroline Launois continue eight generations of family production.
Dorine Blanc de Blancs matures in oak barrels for a full year.
The story
Family Production Since 1872
Since 1872, the house has carried its family savoir faire from one generation to the next. Séverine and Caroline Launois are the current generation continuing production through eight generations. The family began in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, where grapes from its vineyards are pressed on the premises. Its Grand Cru vineyards span Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Cramant and Oger. A museum cellar carved into chalk holds historical winemaking equipment from the 17th to 19th centuries.
From the atlas
Launois Père et Fils
Launois Père et Fils is a grower Champagne house in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, with Grand Cru vineyards on the Côte des Blancs and a 100% Chardonnay Grand Cru Réserve.
At A Glance
Field
Detail
Producer type
Récoltant-manipulant, or grower producer
Home village
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Vineyard area
Côte des Blancs
Vineyard status
Grand Cru
Named wine
Launois Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Réserve
Grape in named wine
Chardonnay
The Producer
Every grape is picked with care and delicately pressed on the house's premises. Launois Père et Fils was founded in 1872, and Séverine and Caroline Launois now continue family production through eight generations of savoir faire. The house is a récoltant-manipulant, the Champagne term for a grower producer that handles grapes from its own vineyards. A museum cellar carved into chalk holds historical winemaking equipment from the 17th to 19th centuries.
Place
The Côte des Blancs is a Chardonnay focused part of Champagne. Launois Père et Fils has Grand Cru vineyards in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Cramant and Oger. Grand Cru is Champagne's top village classification, marking the vineyard status carried by these addresses. Launois Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Réserve draws on the three villages and uses Chardonnay alone. Blanc de Blancs describes a sparkling wine made from white grapes.
Wines
The named sparkling wines include Launois Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Réserve, Launois Blanc de Blanc Grand Cru Maxime Millésime, Launois Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Réserve Brut, Launois Blanc de Blancs Brut Cuvée Réserve, Launois Oeil de Perdrix Blanc de Noirs, and Launois Dorine Le Mesnil Sur Oger Blanc de Blanc Brut. Maxime Millésime carries the 2018 vintage, while Oeil de Perdrix is the Blanc de Noirs expression. Dorine spends a full year maturing in oak barrels, developing a warm amber tint and luscious fruity texture. It pairs with white meats or cheese.
Final Word
Launois Père et Fils is a family Champagne house with Grand Cru vineyards, its own grape picking and pressing, and a museum cellar carved into chalk.