Champagne Edouard Brun

GROWER CHAMPAGNE

Born into a family of coopers, Edouard Brun and a few friends set up a Champagne house as a limited partnership in 1898. Edmond Lefèvre, the son of winegrowers and with the experience he had acquired in the cellars of a renowned house in Aÿ, joined the company in 1927. After the death of Mr Brun, he converted the structure into a limited company in 1960. Eight years later, he retired to leave the management to his children, Mr and Mrs Delescot Lefèvre.

Today, their sons Philippe and Emmanuel are at the head of this house, which manages the family vineyard of more than 8 hectares. A small Champagne producer, this establishment cultivates its vines in the Montagne de Reims, in the communes of Chigny-les-Roses, Rilly and Ludes, villages classified as Premier Cru. Edouard Brun also owns a few hectares of Grand Cru in Aÿ and in Mareuil. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier: In addition to its own grapes, this Champagne house is supplied by the family's fellow winegrowers who also cultivate the three characteristic grape varieties of Champagne.

This small family-run Champagne house vinifies its grapes in its own cellars. After bottling, the different vintages are aged for several years in the house's cellars, which are several hundred years old. These cellars ensure that the Champagne is aged at a constant temperature.

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LARGE RANGE OF QUALITY CHAMPAGNES

Edouard Brun Champagne house is renowned for its Champagnes characterised by their consistent quality. This characteristic is the result of the meticulous blending of the grape varieties and vintages of the Champagne region during the elaboration of the different cuvées, thus respecting the Champagne tradition. All the sparkling wines produced here undergo malolactic fermentation, some of which is carried out in old barrels and tuns, which enhances the grape variety without marking the cuvées.

Edouard Brun Champagne house proposes different cuvées, including Grands Crus, Premiers Crus and Classic Champagnes:

• Cuvée Prestige: This cuvée is made up of the Edouard Brun Grand Cru Brut (80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir vinified in barrels) and the Rosé Grand Cru (keeping the same blend to which Pinot Noir vinified red in the barrels have been added).
• Cuvée Brut Nature: This Grand Cru is a blend of Chardonnay (65 %) and Pinot Noir (35 %).
• Cuvée Blanc de Noirs: This Grand Cru is a single varietal Champagne made exclusively of Pinot Noir.
• Cuvée Réserve Premier Cru: Matured for a long time in the cellar, this Premier Cru Champagne is made up of 75% Pinot Noir and 25% Chardonnay.
• Cuvée Blanc de Blancs: This Premier Cru is made exclusively of Chardonnay variety.
• Cuvée Rosé: This Premier Cru is a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay  from Aÿ vinified in white to which Pinot Noir vinified in red have been added.
• Cuvée Vintage: This Premier Cru is made mainly from grapes from the Aÿ vineyard with a blend of Pinot Noir (aged in barrels) and Chardonnay in the same proportions.
• Cuvée Spéciale: This Champagne Brut or Demi-Sec is obtained from a blend of Pinot Meunier (60 %), Pinot Noir (20 %) and Chardonnay (20 %). It is produced from different crus after a meticulous selection allowing it to be drunk in its youth.
• Cuvée Un Brin de Folie: This Rosé Extra-Brut has been aged sur latte for 24 months.

CUVÉES NOTICED BY THE PRESS

It is not always the big houses that receive praise from the specialist press. Although it is a small Champagne producer, the Maison Edouard Brun is also recognised for the quality of its Champagnes. They perfectly reflect the terroir, but also the know-how of the producers. Thus, various vintages from this domain have been noticed and quoted in the press. Moreover, some of its Champagnes have received awards, in particular the Cuvée Blanc de Blancs which was awarded two stars by the Guide Hachette 2018. Similarly, the Cuvée Brut Nature was awarded a bronze medal at the International Wine Challenge in 2015. Furthermore, the Reserve Premier Cru Brut NV received the same medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards in the same year. Cuvées with a remarkable quality/price ratio that our experts do not fail to propose.