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Champagne Olivier Marteaux
Champagne Olivier Marteaux, Marne Valley grower: meunier, chardonnay, pinot noir, HVE, direct from the growers...
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Champagne Olivier Marteaux, champagnes of character crafted in the Vallée de la Marne
Champagne Olivier Marteaux
An independent winegrower in the Vallée de la Marne (in Azy-sur-Marne), since 2009. 8 hectares over around forty parcels, sustainable viticulture, manual harvests, HVE on select cuvees. Six artisanal champagnes: Réserve, Millésime, Blanc des Sables, Terre d'Origine, Rosé de Saignée and Extra-Brut.
In the heart of the Vallée de la Marne, Champagne Olivier Marteaux embodies an artisanal, committed vision of Champagne wine. Here, no standardised production or ready-made recipes. Since 2009, Olivier and Laetitia Marteaux, independent winegrowers, craft authentic champagnes, deeply rooted in their terroir and designed to express the fruit, the substance and the time.
A family house with an artisanal soul
Champagne Olivier Marteaux is above all a human-scale house, where each bottle reflects an artisanal savoir-faire, a constant attention and a real demand for quality. The vineyard extends over 8 hectares, spread over around forty parcels, each worked with precision and respect. This parcel mosaic makes it possible to capture all the diversity of the soils and exposures specific to the Vallée de la Marne, giving birth to nuanced, balanced and sincere cuvees.
The philosophy of the house
Authentic champagnes, deeply rooted in their terroir and designed to express the fruit, the substance and the time. More than a simple champagne, each cuvee tells a story: that of a winegrower, a terroir and a philosophy deeply respectful of living things.
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A sustainable viticulture at the service of the Champagne terroir
The estate is part of a sustainable (raisonnee) viticulture approach, deliberately limiting chemical inputs in order to preserve the soils, the biodiversity and the natural balance of the vine; some cuvees are HVE certified. Each intervention is thought out, measured and guided by observation and peasant common sense. The harvests are exclusively manual, with a meticulous selection of the bunches directly on the vine, the essential basis of great artisanal champagnes from the AOC Champagne.
Precise vinification and long ageing in the cellar
The vinification is carried out in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, in order to preserve the purity of the fruit and the aromatic freshness specific to this Champagne terroir. The wines then benefit from a prolonged ageing in the cellar, allowing the cuvees to gain in complexity, finesse and elegance. Time plays a central role here: each champagne is crafted without haste, by thoughtful blending and with respect for the traditional Champagne method, in order to reach a fair balance between tension, roundness and depth.
The cuvees of Champagne Olivier Marteaux
The range perfectly illustrates the search for balance between terroir, style and precision. Six cuvees, six personalities, all from this same Champagne vineyard, all marked by the sincerity and the care that define the house. To discover direct from the estate.
Réserve
Brut - the emblematic cuvee
An emblematic cuvee, generous and harmonious, ideal to discover the house style. The entry into the Marteaux world, accessible, sincere and immediately endearing. One of the cuvees listed in the Guide Hachette des Vins.
Millésime
Vintage champagne - the expression of a year
The faithful expression of a particular year, revealing the ripeness and complexity of the Champagne terroir. A champagne for cellaring, for enthusiasts who love the precision of an identified vintage, also listed in the Guide Hachette des Vins.
Blanc des Sables
Blanc de Blancs - sandy soils, finesse and delicacy
A singular cuvee, from sandy soils rare in Champagne, offering finesse, delicacy and elegance. Notes of liquorice, plum and tea aromas, with an ample, suave palate of beautiful length.
Terre d'Origine
Champagne - a cuvee of character, deep and structured
A champagne of character, deep and structured, a true reflection of the estate's parcels. The most identity-driven cuvee of the house, the one that best tells the place and the hand of its winegrowers.
Rosé de Saignée
Rosé champagne - saignée method, intense and expressive
Intense and expressive, this rosé seduces with its vinosity, its freshness and its red-fruit aromas. The saignée method gives it a structure and a depth rare among rosé champagnes.
Extra-Brut
Champagne - low dosage, purity and tension
A tense, precise champagne, with a low dosage, intended for lovers of purity and frank sensations. The clearest expression of the Vallée de la Marne terroir, without artifice, without compromise.
An independent grower of the Vallée de la Marne, direct
Why choose the Olivier Marteaux champagnes?
An independent winegrower, a singular vision. An artisanal approach, a fragmented vineyard and a refusal of standardisation.
The Vallée de la Marne, a terroir to (re)discover. A remarkable roundness and fruity expressiveness, carried by Meunier.
Six cuvees for every style. From the accessible Réserve to the tense Extra-Brut, from the Rosé de Saignée to the Blanc des Sables.
A sustainable viticulture, a sincere commitment. Limited inputs, preservation of biodiversity, HVE on select cuvees.
Frequently asked questions about Champagne Olivier Marteaux
What is the difference between the Réserve, the Rosé de Saignée and the Extra-Brut, and how to choose?
The Réserve is the welcome cuvee: generous, harmonious, suited to every moment. The Rosé de Saignée is made by maceration of black grapes, more intense, more vinous, with a real structure. The Extra-Brut, with a low dosage, is for lovers of precision and clear minerality. For a first discovery: the Réserve. For a gastronomic table: the Extra-Brut or the Terre d'Origine. For a festive aperitif: the Rosé de Saignée.
Where is Champagne Olivier Marteaux located?
Champagne Olivier and Laetitia Marteaux is a family estate located in Azy-sur-Marne (02400), in the Vallée de la Marne, in Champagne. Its vineyard covers 8 hectares, spread over around forty parcels. The Vallée de la Marne is one of the four great Champagne terroirs, renowned for its clay-limestone and sandy soils and the fruity expression of its wines.
Who are Olivier and Laetitia Marteaux?
A couple of independent winegrowers who, since 2009, have cultivated together their vineyard of the Vallée de la Marne with a simple conviction: champagne is not a standardised product, it is the expression of a place, a season and a philosophy. A human-scale house, where each bottle reflects an artisanal savoir-faire and a real demand for quality.
What is an independent grower champagne?
An independent winegrower like Olivier Marteaux cultivates the vines himself, crafts the champagnes in his own cellars and sells the bottles directly, without going through the large trading houses. This independence guarantees total traceability, a personal vision and champagnes that reflect a precise terroir rather than a global brand.
Which grapes make up the Marteaux champagnes?
The three Champagne grapes, with a central place for Meunier, the king grape of the Vallée de la Marne, which brings roundness and fruity expression; it is accompanied by Chardonnay (finesse and tension) and Pinot Noir (structure and vinosity). The mosaic of 40 parcels makes it possible to express all the diversity of the soils and exposures of the terroir.
What is the Blanc des Sables?
The Blanc des Sables is a cuvee from sandy-soil parcels, rare in Champagne. These light, well-draining soils give the champagne a particular finesse and delicacy. At Marteaux, it is a Blanc de Blancs with notes of liquorice, plum and tea aromas, with an ample, suave palate of beautiful length.
What is the Terre d'Origine cuvee?
The most identity-driven cuvee of the house: a champagne of character, deep and structured, a true reflection of the estate's parcels. It is the one that best tells the place and the hand of its winegrowers, ideal on a gastronomic table.
What is the saignée method for a Champagne rosé?
The saignée method consists in letting the black grapes macerate with their skins for a few hours, before bleeding the tank, that is, drawing off the lightly coloured juice enriched with aromas. It is the most demanding method for crafting a rosé champagne: it gives more structured, more vinous and more intense wines, like the Rosé de Saignée Marteaux.
What food pairings work with the Olivier Marteaux champagnes?
The Réserve and the Millésime pair with seafood starters, fine fish or roast poultry. The Blanc des Sables ideally accompanies seafood and fish in sauce. The Rosé de Saignée is perfect with white meats, fine charcuterie or a festive meal. The Extra-Brut, tense and pure, elevates oysters, carpaccios and tartares.
Is Champagne Marteaux certified organic or HVE?
The estate practises sustainable (raisonnee) viticulture, limiting chemical inputs and preserving the biodiversity and the Champagne soils, with exclusively manual harvests. Some cuvees are HVE certified (High Environmental Value). The Réserve and Millésime cuvees are also listed in the Guide Hachette des Vins, a recognised mark of quality. The estate is not certified organic.
What is the Vallée de la Marne?
One of the four major terroirs of Champagne, renowned for the roundness and fruity expression of its wines. Meunier is king there, accompanied by Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Less publicised than the Montagne de Reims or the Côte des Blancs, it produces champagnes of remarkable expressiveness, of which Champagne Marteaux is one of the most sincere expressions.
Can you buy the Olivier Marteaux champagnes directly?
Yes: the six cuvees (Réserve, Millésime, Blanc des Sables, Terre d'Origine, Rosé de Saignée, Extra-Brut) and the gift sets are available here, direct from the grower, shipped with care and packaging adapted to the transport of champagne, across France and Europe.
Direct from the grower, the artisanal Vallée de la Marne
Champagne Olivier and Laetitia Marteaux: an independent winegrower in the Vallée de la Marne, in Azy-sur-Marne (Aisne), since 2009. 8 hectares spread over around forty parcels, sustainable (raisonnee) viticulture (HVE on select cuvees), exclusively manual harvests, stainless steel vinification and prolonged ageing in the cellar. Grapes Meunier (king of the Vallée de la Marne), Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
Six cuvees in AOC Champagne: Réserve, Millésime, Blanc des Sables (Blanc de Blancs), Terre d'Origine, Rosé de Saignée and Extra-Brut - sincere grower champagnes