January 2026

Domaine Rousseaux-Batteux is headed by third generation winemaker Adrien Rousseaux. He is one part mad-scientist and one part rockstar wine maker. Be sure to pick up an a few bottles in our Shop. 

As you arrive at his facility in the heart of the Grand Cru Village of Verzenay, you'll hear the joyous screams of children as his cellar is directly across from the elementary school. In fact, we've seen Adrien yell out the window to his son as he plays in the playground across the street from the tasting room.

Once inside the cellar, you notice immediately that Adrien is in his element, pulling samples from the wildly stacked barrels and tanks with the precision of a surgeon.

Wine making is not prescriptive for Adrien. Each year everyone of his plots get exactly what he feels they need to perform their best. Sometimes he bottles in the spring and sometimes the summer. A plot that got new oak fermentation last year may see none the next. A plot that preformed very well may be better in a blend than on it's own. No one detail is the same from year to year or plot to plot. The attention to detail serves the wine at all cost. Some producers would go the easy route and follow a script, but not Adrien and we benefit from all of his eccentricities. The nuance it brings out in each wine is the reward for him and for us. 

Though he does own plots in some of the most exciting Grand Cru villages in Champagne, that's not his focus. Instead, he focuses on making some of the most stunning single vineyard champagnes. The purity of fruit, expression of terroir and level of wine making are unmatched.

We could go on and on with superlatives about the person and the place but what you really need to do is taste these wines. Adrien is one of the most thoughtful, nicest winemakers we've had the pleasure of working with and to top it off, he creates some some of the most sought after champagnes in the world. We are so excited to share them with you. 

You can read more about Domaine Rousseaux-Batteux on Cage Imports.