AUGUST 2025

To say that we are excited to be sending these bottles out would be an understatement. We have been visiting Alexis in his family cellars for a few years and only had access to a few of his bottles. Recently we were able to get our hands on it all and boy does it feel good! Alexis is a master tinkerer. He has more different shaped and sized barrels and tanks than any other producer we have encountered. Huge old Alsatian barrels his dad bought, an egg shaped wood barrel made from trees from his property, a sandstone vessel used to ferment grapes grown on the same sandstone soils, we could go on. The point is that he has many tools at his disposal to create unique champagnes and he delivers in spades.

Alexis creates some of the richest, layered bottlings in all of Champagne. His thoughtful approach to farming organically and his meticulous winemaking result in wines that make you wish the bottle would never end.

All of the work in the vineyard is organized according to the rhythms and cycles of the season. Natural plant matter and cover crop have been plowed deep for over a decade to encourage deep rooting and help compost the soil. This allows for less need to treat with organics and a natural disease defense built up by the vines due to the biodiversity. There have been subtle changes made in reaction to the changing climate of Champagne. There is very little to no leaf thinning to protect from sun and hail as well as a more nuanced tasting of the berries before harvest to ensure ripeness and acidity are perfect. 

Winemaking feels different here, Alexis does not talk of pressing in the same way some other winemakers do. The press juice is not considered in the traditional way of preserving the parts individually. The berry to Alexis is, “an invisible whole” that must be preserved. The juice is obtained, and then slowly fermented and decanted off of its lees and all impurities removed. This allows for the totality of the terroir to show through in each wine. It is an uncommon approach and the resulting wines are equally uncommon in the most amazing way.

These bottles, along with Septembers club, will be coming your way soon. For now just get a few spots ready in your fridge, you can thank us later.