Style:

A precise and mineral-driven Blanc de Blancs Champagne, combining elegance with freshness and tension. Refined and linear, with a pure and expressive profile.

Vineyard:

Located in Oger, in the Côte des Blancs. Sourced from Grand Cru Chardonnay vineyards planted on chalk soils, known for producing wines with finesse, minerality, and vibrant acidity.

Winery:

Hand-harvested grapes, gently pressed and fermented with native yeasts. Produced using the traditional method with extended aging on lees, enhancing texture and complexity while preserving precision and purity.

Nose/Palate:

Citrus, lemon zest, white flowers, chalky minerality, and light brioche notes on the nose, followed by a medium-bodied palate with fine bubbles, vibrant acidity, citrus and mineral flavors, subtle pastry nuances, and a long, precise, elegant finish.

Oger is one of the most expressive Grand Cru villages of the Côte des Blancs, renowned for Chardonnay with a naturally generous, rich and creamy personality. Compared with the more austere and linear style of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger or the greater tension of Avize, Oger tends to show more breadth, ripeness and texture, while retaining the chalk-driven freshness and saline character that define the Côte des Blancs.

The village is characterised by its pure chalk soils, with some of the most interesting parcels lying where the chalk comes very close to the surface. These shallow soils naturally limit the vines and encourage concentration in the grapes, while the deep chalk beneath the roots contributes Oger’s distinctive mineral and saline signature. The result is Chardonnay that combines aromatic richness with remarkable freshness.

In the glass, Oger often reveals ripe citrus, white and yellow peach, pear, white flowers and subtle almond or hazelnut notes, developing greater creaminess and depth with age. The palate is broad and generous, yet the chalk gives the wine a precise mineral backbone and a long, mouth-watering finish.

Oger’s particular strength is this balance between power and elegance. Its Chardonnay can be immediately seductive and textured, but the best examples possess enough acidity, minerality and saline tension to evolve beautifully over time. This makes Oger especially compelling in warm vintages, when its natural generosity can develop into remarkable depth without losing freshness.

For lovers of Côte des Blancs Chardonnay, Oger offers a distinctive interpretation of Grand Cru terroir: more generous than Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, more textured than Cramant, yet still unmistakably chalk-driven, saline and precise.