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Jean Servagnat
6,000 bottles a year, and they are quickly gone. Jean Servagnat is a micro-winemaker from Petite Montagne who first studied economics, worked in Paris and London - and then came back to Coulommes-la-Montagne to make champagne. He has been bottling his own wines since 2015: biodynamically grown, spontaneously fermented, without filtration. His focus is on Pinot Meunier - the underestimated third grape variety in Champagne.
More about Jean Servagnat
The returnee
After studying economics and spending years in Paris and London, Jean Servagnat returned to Champagne. He studied oenology at Avize - the school where the annual tastings for the Hachette Guide take place. In 2015, he bottled his first own champagne. Today he cultivates 3.5 hectares biodynamic in Coulommes-la-Montagne, Premier Cru, in the heart of the Petite Montagne de Reims.
Meunier-Country
The microclimate of the Petite Montagne - cool, damp, harsh - is perfect for Pinot Meunier. The grape variety, which is considered a stopgap elsewhere, is the main protagonist here. The Meuniers Insoumis - the „rebellious Meuniers“ - show the potential: 100% Meunier, Brut Nature, without any sugar, with character and independence. In the neighbourhood, in Villers-aux-Nœuds, works Solemme with a similar philosophy.
Handcrafted in small quantities
The grapes are harvested by hand, fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts and matured in wood and steel. No filtration, minimal sulphurisation. The Galipes de Coulommes - named after the limestone soils - combines 68% Meunier with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from 25-year-old vines. A champagne that shows what is possible when someone works with conviction and without compromise.