Champagne Deutz
Hommage à William Deutz "Meurtet" 2015

Maison Deutz celebrates its 150th anniversary with an unprecedented Cuvée to praise its founder: Hommage à William Deutz "Meurtet". It is a 2015 vintage produced in a limited edition and dedicated to its founder. A Blanc de Noirs made from 100% Pinot Noir grapes, but with an important peculiarity, i.e. made with grapes that come exclusively from the same-name historic parcel owned by the Maison in the village of Aÿ.

Created by Michel Davesne, chef de cave of the Maison, the Champagne Hommage à William Deutz "Meurtet" 2015 is incredibly delicate and elegant, fruity to the nose, tempting but well-structured and persistent, absolutely harmonious. This rare Cuvée testifies the mastery of style and the high class of the Maison.

Champagne Deutz

Deutz is a historical Maison in the Champagne region and dates back to the 19th century, as many other competitors in the Champagne business, when the champagne method had not been standardised and sweet sparkling wines were very common. The successful and unforgettagle dry wines were yet to come, especially thanks to the invention of the sugar-indicator in 1836. Two years later, in 1838 in Aÿ, William Deutz and Pierre Gelrdermann founded Deutz. The two were a balanced and compatible couple. Both were born in Aachen, but Deutz had already gathered some experience by Bollinger. He broght this background with, while Geldermann was responsible for the financial aspects of the business - he was the richest of the two. At the beginning of the 20th century, the cave were seriously damaged in 1911 and Deutz was also affected by the two world wars which followed suit. In the 80s André Lallier-Deutz decided to diversify the production and bought caves in California and New Zealand, as well as river shipping companies. In 1991 Deutz barely survived the Gulf Crisis, but was forced to sell 63% of the property to Louis Reoderer. Today it has an annual production of 600,000 bottles of excellent quality.