After a brief youth experience in the vineyard of another producer, at the beginning of the 1970s François Secondé bought his first small vineyard in Sillery, a renowned Grand Cru territory in the Montagne de Reims area. In 1976 François, with the help of his wife Anne-Marie, started his first artisanal production. Currently there are 5 hectares of vineyards: 2⁄3 planted in Pinot Noir and 1⁄3 Chardonnay, with average age of the vineyards of about 40 years, all located in Sillery, Verzenay, Mailly and Puilsieux.