At A Glance
- Field
- Detail
- Region
- Champagne
- Home base
- Le Breuil, Marne Valley
- Vineyard area
- 20 hectares
- Main grape
- Pinot Meunier, 50% of the vineyard
- Signature wine
- Clos des Graviers, single vineyard cuvée
- Defining feature
- Reserve wines kept in solera
The Producer
Today, Céline and Jean Charles Mignon continue the family work at Maison Pierre Mignon. Jean Charles directs the technical side and wine vision, while Céline represents the house commercially. The grapes are harvested by hand. His stated aim is for wines that are fresh, aromatic and delicate.
Place
The holdings extend across the Marne Valley, Côte des Blancs and Épernay region. That spread places several Champagne areas behind one house range, alongside Clos des Graviers, a single plot bottled as its own cuvée. A single vineyard wine names one source parcel, giving the label a narrower origin than a house cuvée assembled from wider holdings.
Wines
The range includes Grande Réserve Premier Cru, Grande Réserve in half bottle, Brut Prestige in magnum and Brut Rosé in bottle and half bottle formats. Brut Rosé is matured for at least 3 years before release. Clos des Graviers is the single vineyard cuvée, made from Chardonnay, Meunier and Pinot Noir planted in one plot.
In The Glass
Grande Réserve Premier Cru opens with citrus, brioche and yeast aromas, followed by a fresh, lively palate, creamy mousse and a long finish. It also shows robust, smoky aromatics with a broad, silky, fruit forward and mouth watering palate. The wine can develop, but it is not designed for prolonged ageing.
Brut Rosé brings red berries and biscuit on the nose, then turns bright, juicy and creamy, with ripe red fruit and a delicately scented finish.
A Bottle To Understand It
Grande Réserve Premier Cru is the first bottle to open. It matures for 36 months, receives 8 g/l dosage and sees no oak ageing. Dosage is the small addition of wine and sugar made after disgorgement. At 8 g/l, it keeps the finished Champagne in a dry style, while the maturation period and absence of oak leave the cuvée shaped by bottle ageing rather than oak flavour.
Final Word
The cellar favours slow natural settling and avoids filtration, fining and wine treatments, preserving a pure aromatic expression of the terroir.
Sources
1. https://www.champagne-pierre-mignon.com/en/house/ 2. https://www.champagne-pierre-mignon.com/en/heritage/ 3. https://www.alliancewine.com/our-producers/champagne-pierre-mignon 4. https://fr.gaultmillau.com/en/wineries/pierre-mignon 5. https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/champagne/pierre-mignon-grande-reserve-1er-cru-champagne-france-12778/ 6. https://www.alliancewine.com/champagne-pierre-mignon/grande-reserve-premier-cru-0-2916 7. https://www.alliancewine.com/champagne-pierre-mignon/brut-rose-0-2917