A. Lamblot

Alexandre Lamblot represents the 13th generation of a family of vignerons rooted in Janvry since 1653 and is today one of the most compelling voices of the new artisanal Champagne. After years as a wine merchant in Paris and a formative apprenticeship alongside Jérôme Prévost of La Closerie, a master of Meunier, in 2013 he chose the path of independence and took over 3.8 hectares of family vineyards across Janvry, Gueux, Vrigny and Chenay, in the northernmost reaches of the Petite Montagne de Reims. Here Meunier, the Domaine’s leading grape, finds one of its most striking expressions, giving wines of strong personality, tension and precision.

From the very beginning Alexandre set the Domaine on a clear course, embracing biodynamics, guided by the lunar cycles, and agroforestry, with more than a hundred trees, mostly fruit trees, planted among the vines to break the logic of monoculture and restore balance to the ecosystem. The same sensibility guides the cellar, following the motto «ne rien s’interdire, ne rien s’imposer», forbid nothing and impose nothing, and extends to the smallest details, with locally sourced cork stoppers, recycled paper labels and recyclable cartons. The result is a free and sincere signature, among the most promising in Champagne, well worth discovering and following with growing attention.