Champagne Vollereaux Brut Reserve
Interesting Facts
Jean-Marie uses the Sézanne terroir as a “vine laboratory.” ¶Some of the latest techniques, such as sexual confusion to eradicate insects and working the inter-vine soil to promote natural grass growing between rows, are implemented here, with the goal of using zero herbicides by 2019. ¶“Until the 1970s, we ploughed everything around the vines,” says Jean-Marie. “Today, the idea is to simply work the soil between each vine; this is much more difficult, even though techniques have progressed greatly.” ¶The plan is to apply techniques tested in the Sézanne to other areas in order to cut down on the use of plant care products by fifty percent. ¶In addition, natural, seaweed-based fertilizers have replaced chemical fertilizers throughout the vineyard. ¶With the planting next spring of a quarter hectare of Petit Meslier, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris, Jean-Marie aims to grow a rich range of champagne grape varieties in order to provide Franck with the opportunity to experiment with different b



















