Hèlène Beaugrand

On the Montgueux hill, 10 km far from Troyes, in the Aube, stands the Domaine Beaugrand, owned by the Beaugrand for six generations and now run by the family including Hélène Beaugrand, winemaker, and her brother Arnaud. The Beaugrand have had a fundamental role in Montgueux: after the First World War they were the first to replant their vineyards destroyed by bombing, and the road dedicated to Léon Beaugrand is the thanks of the community for having defended the achievement of the Champagne appellation in 1927 for the village.

Hélène Beaugrand inherited 3 hectares of the family Domaine and, with great determination, embarked on her own path by producing her first cuvées all of which developed by her, with the support of her son Cédric, who recently entered the world of viticulture. The vineyards of the property are mainly planted with Chardonnay and are all with an average age of 45 years, with a south / south-east exposure and clayey-limestone soil dating back to the upper Cretaceous (about 80 million years ago).

This exclusive terroir produces fruity, fresh and uniquely elegant Chardonnays. Hélène Beaugrand favors a sustainable approach both in the vineyard and in the cellar, avoiding the use of herbicides and pesticides in favor of grassing, and using selected organic yeasts. The annual production is around 25,000 bottles.