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Champagne Jean Josselin
Champagne Jean Josselin, a Côte des Bar grower in Gyé-sur-Seine: HVE and Terra Vitis, direct from the estate...
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Champagne Jean Josselin - a philosophy inherited from the land and time
Champagne Jean Josselin
An independent family house of the Cote des Bar, in Gye-sur-Seine, since 1854 (brand in 1957). Pinot Noir on Kimmeridgian marls, TERRA VITIS and HVE, plot-by-plot winemaking. Cuvees Aux Origines, Audace and Les Blancs.
The Josselin family has always defended an independent vision of champagne. No compromise, no artifice: only terroir wines, deeply identity-driven, where you feel the rare balance between the soil, the grape, the climate and the winegrower's hand vibrate.
This approach, patiently built generation after generation, guides each of our gestures. We have made the choice to vinify only our own grapes in order to fully master their origin and quality.
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Working with nature: TERRA VITIS and High Environmental Value
In the vineyard, we work with nature, never against it: zero herbicide, ploughed or grassed soils, plant preparations, TERRA VITIS and High Environmental Value certifications. Every decision is taken to respect the living, protect the ecosystem and preserve the personality of our terroirs. Patience is an integral part of our DNA: we harvest when the grapes are at their ideal ripeness, not before. Each lieu-dit has its own voice, and our role is to listen to it. Finally, we have chosen a winemaking 'a la bourguignonne', plot by plot, grape by grape, to preserve the identity of each wine and give it the long time it deserves, in the cellar and in the bottle.
A confidential vineyard at the heart of the Côte des Bar
Our vineyard extends over 14 plots located mainly in Gye-sur-Seine and Neuville-sur-Seine. The family history begins in 1854, when the Josselin family acquired its first plot in Gye-sur-Seine. Later, Jean Josselin shaped a vineyard on some of the finest hillsides of the area: Beauregard, Davasgne, Cosvigne. In 1957, he founded his own brand, Champagne Jean Josselin, an adventure still alive today. Each plot is unique, and the diversity of exposures and soils naturally enriches our wines and offers an aromatic palette of remarkable precision.
Three grapes, one terroir: the pure expression of Pinot Noir
We grow the three Champagne grapes in a marked continental climate, on gentle clay-limestone soils. Pinot Noir, the king grape of the Cote des Bar, finds there an incomparable depth. The Kimmeridgian marls, Jurassic rocks rich in fossils, give it its elegance, its finesse and that fruity lightness that characterises our wines. Thanks to plot-by-plot winemaking, we learn each year to better understand our lands: a work of patience, observation and humility.
Our exceptional cuvees
Aux Origines - Millésimé Extra Brut
Champagne 100% Pinot Noir, vintage
Illustrated by a root system, a symbol of the origin of the champagnes and of the strength of the earth: a deep, identity-driven Cote des Bar Pinot Noir that draws from the bedrock.
Audace - Rosé Extra-Brut
Rose champagne from maceration (Pinot Noir)
A true rose from a maceration of Pinot Noir: vibrant and precise, full of character. Its label stages the drain and the pigeou, two tools of the dialogue between colour and aromas.
Les Blancs - Millésimé Extra Brut
Champagne 100% Chardonnay, vintage
Carried by the purity of the chalky marl of the subsoil: this sedimentary rock gives the champagne its tension, its salinity and its dazzling minerality.
To accompany this identity, the artist Jeremy Magniez created six original illustrations, drawn dot by dot, that embody the complexity of the soils and the spirit of the cuvees. The range also includes the Cuvee des Jean, the Cuvee Douceur de l'Aube and the Cuvee Alliance.
Côte des Bar, direct from the House
A signature: independence, authenticity, terroir
Champagne Jean Josselin is a committed family, preserved lands, a precise know-how and an unshakeable will: to create sincere, deep champagnes, marked by their place of origin. Wines that tell a story, that of a rare terroir and of those who honour it.
Why do the Jean Josselin champagnes so appeal to lovers looking for authentic cuvees deeply marked by their terroir?
Your questions about Champagne Jean Josselin
Where is Champagne Jean Josselin located?
In Gye-sur-Seine, in the heart of the Cote des Bar (Aube), with plots mainly in Gye-sur-Seine and Neuville-sur-Seine, on clay-limestone soils and Kimmeridgian marls.
How long has the estate existed?
The family history begins in 1854 with a first plot in Gye-sur-Seine; in 1957, Jean Josselin founded his own brand, Champagne Jean Josselin.
What is the philosophy of the House?
An independent, sincere vision: to vinify only its own grapes, to respect the living and to reveal the strength of the terroir, from the soil to the glass, without artifice.
Is the House certified?
Yes: zero herbicide, ploughed or grassed soils, plant preparations, and the TERRA VITIS and High Environmental Value certifications.
What is winemaking 'a la bourguignonne'?
A winemaking plot by plot and grape by grape, to preserve the identity of each wine and give it the long time it deserves, in the cellar and in the bottle.
What is the estate's king grape?
Pinot Noir, the king grape of the Cote des Bar, which finds on the Kimmeridgian marls an incomparable depth, finesse and a fruity lightness.
What are Kimmeridgian marls?
Jurassic rocks rich in fossils, typical of the Cote des Bar, which give the wines elegance, finesse and a fine minerality.
What are the estate's exceptional cuvees?
Aux Origines (100% Pinot Noir vintage, extra brut), Audace (an extra-brut maceration rose) and Les Blancs (100% Chardonnay vintage, extra brut).
What other cuvees does the House offer?
The Cuvee des Jean, the Cuvee Douceur de l'Aube and the Cuvee Alliance, alongside the exceptional cuvees Aux Origines, Audace and Les Blancs.
Who created the labels of the cuvees?
The artist Jeremy Magniez created six original illustrations, drawn dot by dot, that embody the complexity of the soils, the spirit of the cuvees and the link between the plots.
Why vintage and single-grape champagnes?
To reveal the strength of the terroir without a filter: precise champagnes, most often from a single year, a single grape or a very small set of plots.
Where can you buy Jean Josselin champagnes directly?
You can find the available cuvees here, direct from the House, carefully shipped across France and Europe. The selection changes with the vintages.
Direct from the House, in the Côte des Bar
Champagne Jean Josselin - An independent family house of the Cote des Bar (Gye-sur-Seine), since 1854, brand founded in 1957.
Pinot Noir on Kimmeridgian marls, TERRA VITIS and HVE, plot-by-plot winemaking - Aux Origines, Audace, Les Blancs
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