CHAMPAGNE RANGE
“Excellence and tradition”
Discover our selection of exceptional champagnes, the fruit of know-how passed down from generation to generation. Each cuvée tells a unique story, reflecting the richness of our terroir and our passion for excellence.
SECRET D'ARAMIS
Terroir of Chouilly, Côte des Blancs
A cuvée that brings together the 3 main grape varieties of Champagne.
A wine focused on fruity notes from the black grape varieties of the Marne Valley and enhanced by a touch of liveliness thanks to Chardonnay from Chouilly.
Composition
MEUNIER
NOIR
Vinification
- Vinification carried out in stainless steel tanks
- Malolactic fermentation sought
- Filtration and cold treatment carried out before bottling
- Aging in bottle for more than 24 months
- Return to cellar for a minimum of 6 months after disgorgement so that our wines regain their fullness
- Dosage varies between years, the main objective being to find the perfect balance
Tasting
Beautiful nose that reveals itself expressive and harmonious with notes of white-fleshed fruits, vine flower and elderberry. Beautiful aromatic richness on a gourmet finish. Structured, balanced and refreshing mouth.
ÉCLAT DE CRAIE
CHOUILLY Grand Cru
A chiseled, fine and precise wine. Signature cuvée of our house.
A Blanc de Blancs that sublimes the tension and minerality of Chouilly's chalky soil.
Signature cuvée of our house thanks to this blend of several harvests and terroirs of Chouilly. Blend of more than 15 plots on most of the village's lieux-dits. This blend draws from all the plots of our terroir to find harmony and aromatic power.
Composition
Vinification
- Vinification carried out in stainless steel tanks
- Malolactic fermentation sought
- Filtration and cold treatment carried out before bottling
- Aging in bottle for more than 36 months
- Return to cellar for a minimum of 6 months after disgorgement so that our wines regain their fullness
- Dosage obviously varies between years, the main objective being to find the perfect balance
Tasting
Fresh, delicate and airy nose. The mouth is tonic and slender. The effervescence brings freshness, before the palate opens on notes of white fruits, citrus, nougat and frangipane. Ideal for an aperitif, or with seafood.
GRAND ÉCLAT 2018
CHOUILLY Grand Cru - Vintage 2018
A powerful, voluminous Blanc de Blancs cuvée, carried by great minerality.
2018 Vintage: An extraordinary viticultural year, which gave grapes in a sanitary state close to perfection and generous, balanced and seductive wines.
Our Chardonnays from Chouilly offer an aromatic palette of great richness. 2018 is undoubtedly one of the great vintages of the decade, in quality as well as quantity.
GRAND ÉCLAT 2018 is made exclusively from a selection of the House's best Chardonnays on the Grand Cru terroir of Chouilly.
Composition
Vinification
- Parcel selection
- Vinification carried out in stainless steel tanks
- Malolactic fermentation sought
- Filtration and cold treatment carried out before bottling
- Aging in bottle for more than 7 years
- Return to cellar for a minimum of 6 months after disgorgement so that our wines regain their fullness
Tasting
An Extra-Brut dosage to accompany this 100% Chardonnay focused on maturity. Its aromatic complexity and buttery patina complement the natural aromas of Chardonnay such as white flowers and yellow-fleshed fruits.
A gourmet and complex vintage. To be enjoyed for its own pleasure or paired with fish and seafood, white meats and poultry. To be enjoyed now or left to age.
Serve chilled, around 8° to 10°C as an aperitif, and 10° to 12°C during meals.
SPÉCIAL CLUB 2019
CHOUILLY Grand Cru - Vintage 2019
Prestige cuvée of Maison Roland Champion, made only when nature offers us exceptional years, always in limited quantity. The Club cuvée is created from a blend of plots dear to the Champion family. The identity of each edition is defined by the vintage and shaped by our perspective and our philosophy of work.
2019 is an exceptional vintage for Blanc de Blancs Champagne. The Chardonnays of Chouilly brought us freshness and elegance, giving rise to a vintage of great precision. Nature alternated extremes throughout this growing season: a mild winter, a spring marked by several frost episodes, high temperatures in early summer, then a long dry spell. Ripening ended in very good conditions, the cool nights allowing a slow maturation and preserving fine acidity.
The Spécial Club 2019 cuvée is made solely from a selection of the finest Chardonnays of the House on the Grand Cru terroir of Chouilly. It offers freshness and aromatic power, and highlights the great minerality of our Chardonnays from the Chouilly Grand Cru terroir.
Composition
Winemaking
- A plot-by-plot selection: a blend of several emblematic lieux-dits of our House
- Selection of the juices at harvest, made exclusively from the cuvée juices
- Vinification carried out solely in stainless steel tanks, bringing precision and aromatic neutrality to the wines
- Malolactic fermentation sought
- More than 5 years of ageing in bottle
- A minimum of 6 months back in the cellar after disgorging so that our wines regain their fullness
Tasting
An Extra Brut dosage to accompany this 100% Chardonnay driven by minerality. This vintage is marked by a remarkable natural balance, revealing a lively, harmonious Champagne of great purity. Its chiselled freshness offers aromas of vineyard peach and pear; the finish, persistent and refined, stretches out on zesty citrus notes.
Pair with scallop ceviche, grilled turbot with Champagne sauce, asparagus risotto, or as a dessert with a lemon soufflé or a yuzu tart.
To be enjoyed now or laid down. Serve chilled, around 8-10 °C as an aperitif and 10-12 °C with a meal.
CLUB TRÉSORS DE CHAMPAGNE: This cuvée is part of the Club Trésors de Champagne, a highly demanding club that produces champagnes only in exceptional years and after validation by oenologists in a blind tasting.
SPÉCIAL CLUB ROSÉ 2020
10% maceration Rosé of Pinot Meunier
The Spécial Club Rosé 2020 cuvée is an exceptional Champagne through its blend, its freshness and its fruit. It is the selection of the finest Chardonnays of the House on the Grand Cru terroir of Chouilly and of the most beautiful Meuniers of Verneuil, brought together for the first time to sublimate these two terroirs and reveal all their richness.
The Chardonnays of Chouilly instilled a fine, elegant freshness, shaping a vintage of finesse and precision. The Pinots Meunier of Verneuil generously brought fruity, indulgent notes, adding a touch of charm and a beautiful harmony to this wine.
The Spécial Club cuvée is the prestige Champagne of Maison Roland Champion, made only when nature offers us exceptional years, always in limited quantity. The 2020 vintage is compelling in its assertive character and remarkable potential: it reveals generous, seductive wines combining elegance, richness and aromatic power.
Composition
PINOT MEUNIER
Winemaking
- Vinification in stainless steel tanks, in large casks and in oak barrels
- Rigorous work from the harvest onwards, with meticulous sorting of grapes picked at perfect ripeness
- Berries entirely destemmed, then gently cold-macerated for 84 hours to extract juices of great finesse and intense aromatic expression
- An Extra Brut dosage at 4 g/L to preserve fine balance and freshness
Tasting
A luminous, delicate robe, Œil de Perdrix in colour, with coppery highlights. A harmonious nose expressing notes of white flowers and vineyard peach, then opening onto wild strawberry.
A wine defined by a sensual, charming profile, structured around mineral notes from the Chardonnay and rounded out by subtle indulgent notes of fresh red fruits revealed by the Meuniers. The long, harmonious finish extends these impressions on an elegant, persistent mineral frame.
This cuvée is a perfect match for gravlax salmon, seafood or white meats.
CLUB TRÉSORS DE CHAMPAGNE: This cuvée is part of the Club Trésors de Champagne, a highly demanding club that produces champagnes only in exceptional years and after validation by oenologists in a blind tasting.
LE CUL DU SINGE 2022
Verneuil terroir, Vallée de la Marne
“Have you ever seen anything grow on a monkey’s backside?” That is what people said to my grandfather Roland when, in 1972, he took the initiative of planting vines on this lieu-dit, until then nothing but a savart.
An ephemeral cuvée and the favourite of the 2022 harvest, from a historic plot of our estate in the village of Verneuil, in the Vallée de la Marne. A signature wine that reveals the purity of our Verneuil terroir.
With no dosage liqueur added, the Terroir, the Wine and Nature express themselves freely.
Composition
MEUNIER
Winemaking
- Vinification carried out in 228-litre barrels
- Heart of the cuvée only - first pressing
- Malolactic fermentation sought
- 10 months on fine lees before bottling
- Natural clarification, without fining or filtration
- A minimum of 6 months back in the cellar after disgorging so that our wines regain their fullness
Tasting
The sunniest growing season in the history of Champagne, 2022 delivered on both quantity and quality, and bears witness to the effects of climate change. The profiles are expressive and balanced, with an average potential alcohol above 10% vol.
This wine reveals all the liveliness and freshness characteristic of the grape variety, with indulgent notes of stone fruits, floral accents and a few citrus touches on the finish.
Traditional regional pairings, such as Reims ham, a rabbit terrine or a hard cheese, will match it perfectly.
ROSÉ CARAT
Blend of 90% white wine and 10% red wine
A cuvée that is both fruity and fresh, highlighted by intense minerality.
White wine composition (90%)
MEUNIER
NOIR
Red wine composition (10%)
FROM VERNEUIL
Vinification
- Vinification carried out in stainless steel tanks
- Malolactic fermentation sought
- Filtration and cold treatment carried out before bottling
- Aging in bottle for more than 30 months
- Return to cellar for a minimum of 6 months after disgorgement so that our wines regain their fullness
- Dosage obviously varies between years, the main objective being to find the perfect balance
Tasting
The balance of the 3 grape varieties gives an intense, fresh and gourmet nose. We find a subtle marriage of red fruits and citrus.
A fruity and voluptuous palate, a finish on crisp fruits.
This Champagne can be served as an aperitif or at table, and why not paired with exotic cuisine or in sweet and salty combinations.
RATAFIA CHAMPENOIS
Liqueur based on grape must and alcohol - 100% Chardonnay
Reflects the richness of our terroir and the heritage of Champagne winemaking traditions.
Champagne Roland Champion brings back to light this traditional Champagne alcohol, once made by our great-grandfather Honoré, for his personal consumption. We followed "his traditional recipe", making our ratafia from fresh grapes and 94° neutral alcohol.
Our ratafia "Le Rata à Noré" is made exclusively with unfermented Chardonnay grape musts from Chouilly. Combining fresh grape juice and neutral alcohol, this liqueur reveals all the aromatic richness and sweetness of ripe fruits.
Our ratafia benefits from aging in oak barrels, offering complex aromas of wood and vanilla, adding depth and structure to the sweetness of the fruit.
"Le Rata à Noré" embodies the very essence of the Champagne tradition. Made according to the Champagne Perpetual Reserve method, this ratafia is distinguished by its depth and intensity, thanks to a blend of grape must aged for several years.
History
Our project begins during the 2020 harvest. The juices of our fruitiest Chardonnays were taken, then aged individually in oak barrels, and finally blended. This Perpetual Reserve method allows blending vintages, guaranteeing complexity and aromatic consistency.
Composition
Tasting
"Le Rata à Noré" is a generous liqueur, with an amber color, combining the sweetness of ripe yellow fruits with the subtle aromas of oak barrels. This alliance offers an elegant and gourmet taste experience, ideal for lovers of Champagne flavors.
This Ratafia de Champagne is perfect for sharing moments, whether as an aperitif or in a more original way, you can choose to serve it at the end of a meal to accompany cheese or fruit-based desserts.
Serve chilled, between 6 and 9°C. Our ratafia is a liqueur that is easily and long-lasting preserved. After opening, it should be kept in the refrigerator.