TELMONT CHAMPAGNE

Written By Kate Barry

The backbone of the Telmont Champagne style is its tension and freshness, its fine bubbles and subtle acidity. A balanced acidity ensures a long-lasting finish. The champagne is structured and accessible, airy yet with a real personality and presence. Telmont's paradox: a structured body yet remarkably ethereal.

The tasting experience is seamless and consistent, from start to finish.

KEY FACTS ABOUT THE TELMONT HOUSE

01 FOUNDED IN 1912, A CENTURY OLD CHAMPAGNE HOUSE.

02 24.5-HECTARE ESTATE LOCATED IN DAMERY, VALLEY DE LA MARNE, FRANCE.

03 TELMONT'S WINEMAKER KNOW-HOW HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED OVER FOUR GENERATIONS.

04 CHAMPAGNE COLLECTION COMPOSED OF NINE CUVÉES, SEVEN OF WHICH ARE SINGLE VINTAGES.

05 A SUSTAINABLE CHAMPAGNE HOUSE, OUR WINEMAKERS REMAIN LOYAL TO TRADITIONAL METHODS SUCH AS HERBICIDE FREE VINE-GROWING, RIDDLING OR MANUAL DISGORGEMENT.

SUSTAINABILITY

  • Ambition to be the world’s most sustainable Champagne House

  • Boldly incorporate sustainable practices at all levels of our value chain

  • Dedicated to the preservation of biodiversity

  • 100% of our byproducts are recycled or transformed

  • Empower partner winegrowers to embrace sustainable practices, valuing quality over quantity

  • Committed to reducing our carbon footprint year after year

  • Zero-Aviation for transport commitment

  • 75% of our owned vineyards are already Certified Organic or are in conversion

  • 100% of our owned vineyards will be Certified Organic by 2025

  • Stopped all usage of clear, non-recycled, glass for bottling in 2021

  • No gift-boxes, ever. We maintain that the best way to reduce waste from packaging is to STOP packaging

  • Awarded Special Commendations at The Drinks Business Green Awards 2021 for ‘Best Organic Initiative’ and the ‘Amorim Sustainability Award’

  • Investing in new glassmaking technology to make the world’s lightest champagne bottle

ORGANIC CONVERSION

IN 2021, 35 HECTARES -
45% OF OUR SOURCING - ARE ALREADY CERTIFIED ORGANIC OR IN CONVERSION

IN OUR VINEYARDS, TELMONT ESTATE:

• 75% are already Certified Organic or in conversion in 2021 • 100% will be Certified Organic by 2025

OUR PARTNER WINEGROWERS:

• 30% are already Certified Organic or in conversion in 2021 • 100% will be Certified Organic by 2031

AWARDS WINNING CHAMPAGNE

- TELMONT RÉSERVE BRUT -

  • TERRE DE VINS 15,3/20

  • DECANTER WINE 89/100

  • JANCIS ROBINSON 16/20 VIVINO 4/5 étoiles

  • GAULT & MILLAU 15,5/20

  • THE DRINKS BUSINESS GOLD

- TELMONT RÉSERVE ROSÉ -

  • VIVINO 3,5/5 étoiles

  • GAULT & MILLAU 15/20

  • SAN FRANSISCO WC Silver Medal

Kate Barry
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