Who makes it
The present family house was built in 1859 by Louis Hippolyte Lamiable. Champagne Lamiable is a family estate based in Tours-sur-Marne, a Grand Cru village in the Côte des Noirs vineyard.
The cuvées fall into three clear forms. Terre d’étoiles is the historic house blend. Les Meslaines is a vintage Blanc de Noirs from one plot of old vines. Héliades uses Chardonnay vinified in oak barrels. The range moves between blended house wine, named parcel, and cellar treatment.
Where it grows
Tours-sur-Marne is a Grand Cru village in the Côte des Noirs vineyard. The holdings also extend to Grand Cru Bouzy and Premier Cru Billy-le-Grand. In Champagne, Grand Cru and Premier Cru describe village classifications, so these names mark the classified origin attached to the grapes and bottles.
Tours-sur-Marne remains the home village of the estate, while Bouzy and Billy-le-Grand widen the classified vineyard base beyond one commune.
How it is made
The cellar
The estate’s two vineyard holdings are certified Viticulture Durable en Champagne and High Environmental Value. These certifications describe environmental standards for the vineyard work.
The facilities include a press, vat room, cellar, and vaulted chalk cellars dug by hand. The cellar buildings provide the setting for bottle ageing, including the extended lees periods used for the named cuvées.
What they make
Terre d’étoiles is the historic house blend, composed of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay. It contains 40% perpetual reserve wine and spends 20 to 30 months ageing on lees in bottle. Lees are spent yeast cells, and extended contact can add breadth and a softer texture to sparkling wine.
Les Meslaines is a vintage Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Noirs made entirely from Pinot Noir. It comes from one plot of old vines in Tours-sur-Marne and spends seven to eight years ageing on lees in bottle.