Style

An elegant and terroir-driven Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs, showcasing the purity and precision of Chardonnay from Cuis. Fresh, mineral and focused, with a distinctly flinty character.

Vineyard

Sourced from Cuis in the Côte des Blancs, where chalk and flint-rich soils bring tension, minerality and freshness to the Chardonnay. The site gives the wine a more vertical and precise character than the broader, more generous expressions of villages such as Cramant.

Winery

Fermented mainly in stainless steel, with a portion aged in oak barrels for added texture and complexity. Reserve wines contribute additional depth, followed by approximately 24–36 months on lees.

Nose / Palate

Lemon, grapefruit, green apple, white flowers and subtle pastry notes. Fresh and precise, with fine mousse, pronounced chalky and flinty minerality, vibrant acidity and a long, clean, saline finish.

Cuis is a historic Premier Cru village in the Côte des Blancs, situated just south of Cramant. Although it is best known for Chardonnay, the village also has a small but distinctive tradition of growing Pinot Noir and Meunier, making it an interesting and less predictable terroir within the Côte des Blancs.

The vineyards lie on the eastern slopes of the Côte des Blancs, with chalk-rich soils mixed with clay and marl. Compared with the Grand Cru villages further north, Cuis generally produces Chardonnay with a slightly lighter and more linear profile, marked by freshness, citrus and mineral precision.

Cuis Chardonnay typically shows lemon, grapefruit, green apple, white flowers and fresh almond, with a firm chalky structure and a distinctly saline finish. The wines often have a bright, energetic acidity that makes them particularly attractive when young, while the best examples gain greater texture and complexity with bottle age.

Historically, Cuis has been valued as one of the southern gateways to the Côte des Blancs. Its position and cooler character allow Chardonnay to retain freshness even in warmer vintages, while the chalk provides the mineral backbone associated with the region.

At its best, Cuis combines the precision of Côte des Blancs Chardonnay with a more delicate and energetic personality — less broad than Cramant, less powerful than Avize, but highly expressive in its freshness, salinity and linear mineral character.

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