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G\u00e9raldine worked in marketing, Richard in international industrial sales \u2013 both in Paris, both comfortably established. But when the question arose of who would carry on the family estate, there was only one answer. They quit their jobs, moved to \u00c9cueil, completed an oenology diploma in 2007 and took over the vines in 2008. No gentle handover, no part-time winegrowing: the break with their old life was radical. The grandparents had bottled the first Champagne under their own name in 1947, and in 1968 the parents gave the house its present double name. Now, with the <strong>ninth generation<\/strong>, it was time for the next step.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-219527 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/lacourte_galerie1.webp\" alt=\"The Lacourte-Godbillon team in the barrel cellar\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-219955 size-large rounded-corners-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lacourte_galerie2.webp\" alt=\"Lacourte-Godbillon Champagne cellar with barrels\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Forest of \u00c9cueil<\/h2>\n<p>\u00c9cueil lies in the heart of the Petite Montagne de Reims, wedged between limestone slopes and a small forest. This forest is more than a backdrop: the oaks that the cellar's barrels are made from grow here, just a few hundred metres from the vines. <strong>Wood from their own terroir<\/strong>, a rarity even in Burgundy. The soils are <strong>pure limestone<\/strong>, the exposure mostly southerly, the microclimate sheltered by the forest. Of the 8.5 hectares, 85 per cent are planted with <a href=\"\/en\/sorte\/pinot-noir-spaetburgunder\/\" title=\"Pinot Noir at Living Wines\">Pinot Noir<\/a> and the rest with <a href=\"\/en\/sorte\/chardonnay\/\" title=\"Chardonnay at Living Wines\">Chardonnay<\/a> \u2013 an unusual predominance for Champagne. The vines in the best sites \u2013 Chaillots, Monts \u00c2me, Migerats \u2013 are between 40 and 70 years old.<\/p>\n<h2>Demeter in Champagne Country<\/h2>\n<p>The conversion to organic farming began immediately after the takeover. EU organic certification followed in 2012, and since 2020 the estate has been <strong>Demeter-certified<\/strong> \u2013 the strictest form of biodynamics. No pesticides, no herbicides; preparations of nettle, horsetail and valerian instead of synthetic chemicals. Harvesting by hand goes without saying, as does <strong>spontaneous fermentation<\/strong> with wild yeasts. In the cellar, steel tanks and the oak barrels from the \u00c9cueil forest dominate, giving the wines structure without overwhelming them. Not far from here, in the neighbouring village of Chamery, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/bonnet-ponson\/\">Bonnet-Ponson<\/a> works to a similar philosophy: there too the young generation has converted to organic, there too Pinot Noir dominates, and there too terroir counts for more than technique.<\/p>\n<h2>Three Champagnes, Three Philosophies<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/terroirs-decueil-premier-cru-brut-750ml-lacourte-godbillon\/\" title=\"Terroirs d'\u00c9cueil Premier Cru Extra Brut\">Terroirs d'\u00c9cueil<\/a> is the foundation: 85% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay, an Extra Brut with just <strong>3 grams of dosage<\/strong>. It shows what the limestone of \u00c9cueil can do: mineral, taut, with fine citrus fruit and a saline note on the finish. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/lacourte-godbillon-chaillots-hautes-vignes-premier-cru-extra-brut-2019\/\">Chaillots Hautes Vignes<\/a> goes a step further: a single-varietal Pinot Noir from the highest parcels, vinified in oak from the \u00c9cueil forest, with <strong>at least 60 months on the lees<\/strong>. And then there is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/m-a-m-monts-ame-migerats-premier-cru-brut-nature-2017-lacourte-godbillon\/\">M.A.M.<\/a> \u2013 Monts \u00c2me-Migerats, named after two historic parcels with 70-year-old vines, a Brut Nature with no dosage at all. Anyone looking for Champagne beyond the big names will find depth without frills here.<\/p>\n<\/div>","second_description_i18n":{"en":"<h2>From the Office to the Vineyard<\/h2>\n\nThe decision came in 2006. G\u00e9raldine worked in marketing, Richard in international industrial sales \u2013 both in Paris, both comfortably established. But when the question arose of who would carry on the family estate, there was only one answer. They quit their jobs, moved to \u00c9cueil, completed an oenology diploma in 2007 and took over the vines in 2008. No gentle handover, no part-time winegrowing: the break with their old life was radical. The grandparents had bottled the first Champagne under their own name in 1947, and in 1968 the parents gave the house its present double name. Now, with the <strong>ninth generation<\/strong>, it was time for the next step.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-219527 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/lacourte_galerie1.webp\" alt=\"The Lacourte-Godbillon team in the barrel cellar\" \/>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-219955 size-large rounded-corners-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lacourte_galerie2.webp\" alt=\"Lacourte-Godbillon Champagne cellar with barrels\" \/>\n\n<h2>The Forest of \u00c9cueil<\/h2>\n\n\u00c9cueil lies in the heart of the Petite Montagne de Reims, wedged between limestone slopes and a small forest. This forest is more than a backdrop: the oaks that the cellar's barrels are made from grow here, just a few hundred metres from the vines. <strong>Wood from their own terroir<\/strong>, a rarity even in Burgundy. The soils are <strong>pure limestone<\/strong>, the exposure mostly southerly, the microclimate sheltered by the forest. Of the 8.5 hectares, 85 per cent are planted with <a href=\"\/en\/sorte\/pinot-noir-spaetburgunder\/\" title=\"Pinot Noir at Living Wines\">Pinot Noir<\/a> and the rest with <a href=\"\/en\/sorte\/chardonnay\/\" title=\"Chardonnay at Living Wines\">Chardonnay<\/a> \u2013 an unusual predominance for Champagne. The vines in the best sites \u2013 Chaillots, Monts \u00c2me, Migerats \u2013 are between 40 and 70 years old.\n\n<h2>Demeter in Champagne Country<\/h2>\n\nThe conversion to organic farming began immediately after the takeover. EU organic certification followed in 2012, and since 2020 the estate has been <strong>Demeter-certified<\/strong> \u2013 the strictest form of biodynamics. No pesticides, no herbicides; preparations of nettle, horsetail and valerian instead of synthetic chemicals. Harvesting by hand goes without saying, as does <strong>spontaneous fermentation<\/strong> with wild yeasts. In the cellar, steel tanks and the oak barrels from the \u00c9cueil forest dominate, giving the wines structure without overwhelming them. Not far from here, in the neighbouring village of Chamery, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/bonnet-ponson\/\">Bonnet-Ponson<\/a> works to a similar philosophy: there too the young generation has converted to organic, there too Pinot Noir dominates, and there too terroir counts for more than technique.\n\n<h2>Three Champagnes, Three Philosophies<\/h2>\n\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/terroirs-decueil-premier-cru-brut-750ml-lacourte-godbillon\/\" title=\"Terroirs d'\u00c9cueil Premier Cru Extra Brut\">Terroirs d'\u00c9cueil<\/a> is the foundation: 85% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay, an Extra Brut with just <strong>3 grams of dosage<\/strong>. It shows what the limestone of \u00c9cueil can do: mineral, taut, with fine citrus fruit and a saline note on the finish. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/lacourte-godbillon-chaillots-hautes-vignes-premier-cru-extra-brut-2019\/\">Chaillots Hautes Vignes<\/a> goes a step further: a single-varietal Pinot Noir from the highest parcels, vinified in oak from the \u00c9cueil forest, with <strong>at least 60 months on the lees<\/strong>. And then there is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/m-a-m-monts-ame-migerats-premier-cru-brut-nature-2017-lacourte-godbillon\/\">M.A.M.<\/a> \u2013 Monts \u00c2me-Migerats, named after two historic parcels with 70-year-old vines, a Brut Nature with no dosage at all. Anyone looking for Champagne beyond the big names will find depth without frills here.","fr":"<h2>Du bureau \u00e0 la vigne<\/h2>\n\nTout s'est d\u00e9cid\u00e9 en 2006. G\u00e9raldine travaillait dans le marketing, Richard dans la vente industrielle \u00e0 l'international \u2013 tous deux \u00e0 Paris, tous deux bien install\u00e9s. Mais lorsque s'est pos\u00e9e la question de savoir qui reprendrait le domaine familial, il n'y avait qu'une seule r\u00e9ponse. Ils ont d\u00e9missionn\u00e9, se sont install\u00e9s \u00e0 \u00c9cueil, ont d\u00e9croch\u00e9 un dipl\u00f4me d'\u0153nologie en 2007 et ont repris les vignes en 2008. Pas de transmission en douceur, pas de viticulture \u00e0 mi-temps : la rupture avec leur ancienne vie a \u00e9t\u00e9 radicale. Les grands-parents avaient mis en bouteille le premier champagne sous leur propre nom en 1947, et en 1968 les parents avaient donn\u00e9 \u00e0 la maison son double nom actuel. Avec la <strong>neuvi\u00e8me g\u00e9n\u00e9ration<\/strong>, l'heure \u00e9tait venue de franchir une nouvelle \u00e9tape.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-219527 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/lacourte_galerie1.webp\" alt=\"L'\u00e9quipe de Lacourte-Godbillon dans la cave \u00e0 f\u00fbts\" \/>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-219955 size-large rounded-corners-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lacourte_galerie2.webp\" alt=\"Cave du Champagne Lacourte-Godbillon et ses f\u00fbts\" \/>\n\n<h2>Le bois d'\u00c9cueil<\/h2>\n\n\u00c9cueil se niche au c\u0153ur de la Petite Montagne de Reims, entre des coteaux calcaires et un petit bois. Ce bois est bien plus qu'un d\u00e9cor : les ch\u00eanes dont sont issus les f\u00fbts de la cave poussent ici, \u00e0 quelques centaines de m\u00e8tres des vignes. <strong>Du bois issu de son propre terroir<\/strong>, une raret\u00e9, m\u00eame en Bourgogne. Les sols sont de <strong>calcaire pur<\/strong>, l'exposition majoritairement au sud, le microclimat prot\u00e9g\u00e9 par le bois. Sur les 8,5 hectares, 85 % sont plant\u00e9s en <a href=\"\/fr\/sorte\/pinot-noir-spaetburgunder\/\" title=\"Pinot Noir chez Vins Vivants\">Pinot Noir<\/a>, le reste en <a href=\"\/fr\/sorte\/chardonnay\/\" title=\"Chardonnay chez Vins Vivants\">Chardonnay<\/a> \u2013 une pr\u00e9dominance inhabituelle en Champagne. Dans les meilleurs lieux-dits (Chaillots, Monts \u00c2me, Migerats), les vignes ont entre 40 et 70 ans.\n\n<h2>Demeter en terre champenoise<\/h2>\n\nLa conversion \u00e0 l'agriculture biologique a commenc\u00e9 d\u00e8s la reprise ; la certification bio europ\u00e9enne a suivi en 2012 et, depuis 2020, le domaine est <strong>certifi\u00e9 Demeter<\/strong>, la forme la plus exigeante de la biodynamie. Aucun pesticide, aucun herbicide : des pr\u00e9parations \u00e0 base d'ortie, de pr\u00eale et de val\u00e9riane remplacent la chimie de synth\u00e8se. Les vendanges manuelles vont de soi, tout comme la <strong>fermentation spontan\u00e9e<\/strong> avec des levures indig\u00e8nes. En cave dominent les cuves inox et les f\u00fbts taill\u00e9s dans les ch\u00eanes du bois d'\u00c9cueil, qui donnent de la structure aux vins sans les \u00e9craser. Non loin de l\u00e0, dans le village voisin de Chamery, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/fr\/bonnet-ponson\/\">Bonnet-Ponson<\/a> travaille dans le m\u00eame esprit : l\u00e0 aussi, la jeune g\u00e9n\u00e9ration est pass\u00e9e au bio, l\u00e0 aussi le Pinot Noir domine, l\u00e0 aussi le terroir compte plus que la technique.\n\n<h2>Trois champagnes, trois philosophies<\/h2>\n\nLe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/fr\/terroirs-decueil-premier-cru-brut-750ml-lacourte-godbillon\/\" title=\"Terroirs d'\u00c9cueil Premier Cru Extra Brut\">Terroirs d'\u00c9cueil<\/a> est le socle de la gamme : 85 % de Pinot Noir, 15 % de Chardonnay, un Extra Brut avec seulement <strong>3 grammes de dosage<\/strong>. Il montre ce dont le calcaire d'\u00c9cueil est capable : min\u00e9ral, tendu, avec de fins agrumes et une note saline en finale. La cuv\u00e9e <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/fr\/lacourte-godbillon-chaillots-hautes-vignes-premier-cru-extra-brut-2019\/\">Chaillots Hautes Vignes<\/a> va plus loin : un pur Pinot Noir issu des parcelles les plus hautes, vinifi\u00e9 dans le ch\u00eane du bois d'\u00c9cueil, avec <strong>au moins 60 mois sur lies<\/strong>. Et puis il y a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/fr\/m-a-m-monts-ame-migerats-premier-cru-brut-nature-2017-lacourte-godbillon\/\">M.A.M.<\/a> \u2013 Monts \u00c2me-Migerats, du nom de deux parcelles historiques plant\u00e9es de vignes de 70 ans, un Brut Nature sans aucun dosage. Qui cherche du champagne au-del\u00e0 des grands noms trouvera ici de la profondeur sans fioritures.","it":"<h2>Dall'ufficio alla vigna<\/h2>\n\nIl 2006 fu l'anno della decisione. G\u00e9raldine lavorava nel marketing, Richard nelle vendite industriali internazionali \u2013 entrambi a Parigi, entrambi ben sistemati. Ma quando si tratt\u00f2 di decidere chi avrebbe portato avanti l'azienda di famiglia, la risposta fu una sola. Si licenziarono, si trasferirono a \u00c9cueil, conseguirono il diploma di enologia nel 2007 e nel 2008 rilevarono le vigne. Nessun passaggio di consegne graduale, nessuna viticoltura part-time: la rottura con la vecchia vita fu radicale. I nonni avevano imbottigliato il primo Champagne con il proprio nome nel 1947, nel 1968 i genitori diedero alla maison il suo attuale doppio nome. Con la <strong>nona generazione<\/strong> era arrivato il momento di fare il passo successivo.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-219527 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/lacourte_galerie1.webp\" alt=\"Il team di Lacourte-Godbillon nella cantina delle botti\" \/>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-219955 size-large rounded-corners-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lacourte_galerie2.webp\" alt=\"La cantina di Champagne Lacourte-Godbillon con le botti\" \/>\n\n<h2>Il bosco di \u00c9cueil<\/h2>\n\nIl villaggio di \u00c9cueil si trova nel cuore della Petite Montagne de Reims, stretto tra pendii calcarei e un piccolo bosco. Questo bosco \u00e8 pi\u00f9 di una semplice cornice: le querce da cui sono ricavate le botti della cantina crescono qui, a poche centinaia di metri dalle vigne. <strong>Legno del proprio terroir<\/strong>, una rarit\u00e0 persino in Borgogna. I suoli sono di <strong>calcare puro<\/strong>, l'esposizione \u00e8 per lo pi\u00f9 a sud, il microclima \u00e8 protetto dal bosco. L'85 per cento degli 8,5 ettari \u00e8 piantato a <a href=\"\/it\/sorte\/pinot-noir-spaetburgunder\/\" title=\"Pinot Noir presso Vini Vivi\">Pinot Noir<\/a>, il resto a <a href=\"\/it\/sorte\/chardonnay\/\" title=\"Chardonnay presso Vini Vivi\">Chardonnay<\/a>: una predominanza insolita per la Champagne. Nei vigneti migliori (Chaillots, Monts \u00c2me, Migerats) le viti hanno tra i 40 e i 70 anni.\n\n<h2>Demeter nella terra dello Champagne<\/h2>\n\nLa conversione al biologico inizi\u00f2 subito dopo il subentro; nel 2012 arriv\u00f2 la certificazione biologica UE e dal 2020 l'azienda \u00e8 <strong>certificata Demeter<\/strong>, la forma pi\u00f9 rigorosa di biodinamica. Niente pesticidi, niente erbicidi: preparati a base di ortica, equiseto e valeriana al posto della chimica di sintesi. La vendemmia manuale va da s\u00e9, cos\u00ec come la <strong>fermentazione spontanea<\/strong> con lieviti indigeni. In cantina dominano le vasche d'acciaio e le botti ricavate dalle querce del bosco di \u00c9cueil, che danno struttura ai vini senza sovrastarli. Non lontano da qui, nel vicino villaggio di Chamery, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/it\/bonnet-ponson\/\">Bonnet-Ponson<\/a> lavora con una filosofia simile: anche l\u00ec la giovane generazione \u00e8 passata al biologico, anche l\u00ec domina il Pinot Noir, anche l\u00ec il terroir conta pi\u00f9 della tecnica.\n\n<h2>Tre Champagne, tre filosofie<\/h2>\n\nIl <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/it\/terroirs-decueil-premier-cru-brut-750ml-lacourte-godbillon\/\" title=\"Terroirs d'\u00c9cueil Premier Cru Extra Brut\">Terroirs d'\u00c9cueil<\/a> \u00e8 la base: 85% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay, un Extra Brut con appena <strong>3 grammi di dosaggio<\/strong>. Mostra di cosa \u00e8 capace il calcare di \u00c9cueil: minerale, teso, con un fine frutto agrumato e una nota salina nel finale. La cuv\u00e9e <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/it\/lacourte-godbillon-chaillots-hautes-vignes-premier-cru-extra-brut-2019\/\">Chaillots Hautes Vignes<\/a> fa un passo in pi\u00f9: un Pinot Noir in purezza dalle parcelle pi\u00f9 alte, vinificato nel rovere del bosco di \u00c9cueil, con <strong>almeno 60 mesi sui lieviti<\/strong>. E poi c'\u00e8 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/it\/m-a-m-monts-ame-migerats-premier-cru-brut-nature-2017-lacourte-godbillon\/\">M.A.M.<\/a> \u2013 Monts \u00c2me-Migerats, che prende il nome da due parcelle storiche con viti di 70 anni, un Brut Nature senza alcun dosaggio. Chi cerca Champagne al di l\u00e0 dei grandi nomi qui trova profondit\u00e0 senza fronzoli."},"parent_name":"Montagne de Reims","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/3160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/product_cat"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/7897"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?product_cat=3160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}