Champagne Jean Guérinot

A Champagne harvester and handler in Montgueux, the winemaker makes and sells his own cuvées from his own grapes.

Champagne Jean Guérinot comprises a vineyard of 6 ha, the majority of which is located in Montgueux.
Montgueux, perched on a hill just outside Troyes, is an isolated island in the heart of the Champagne region, whose exceptional terroir produces remarkable Chardonnay wines, earning the commune the nickname "Montrachet de la Champagne".

Champagne Jean Guérinot sells a range of champagnes, including brut blanc de blancs, cuvée de réserve, bottles of rosé and champagne Millésime 2002.

The estate has been run by the Guérinot family since it was founded in 1982. The current manager, Maxime Guérinot, is the grandson of founder Jean Guérinot. Maxime, born under the sun of the Provence hillsides to a father from Champagne and a mother from Alsace with a passion for oenology, grew up and studied in Alsace, where he obtained a BTS in Viti-Oeno, then in Burgundy, where he obtained a Licence in Vine Sciences. These courses enabled him not only to learn about the vine and wine professions, but also to discover, through professional encounters and experiences, numerous wine-growing regions such as Luxembourg and its Moselle hillsides, Provence and its châteaux, and the prestigious crus of the Côte de Nuits. Armed with this experience and theoretical background, he joined the Montgueux estate where, since 2010, he has continued the family legacy while integrating new techniques and environmental approaches with a view to constant evolution.

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