Founded in 1859 in Vertus, Côte des Blancs, Duval-Leroy is 100% family-owned and is one of the last champagne houses to be totally independent at this size. They have large vineyard holdings (200 hectares) in which they have a presence in all villages that are classified as ‘Grand Cru’ of the Côte des Blancs and have notable holdings in the ‘Grands Noirs’ of the Montagne de Reims as well. Carol Duval-Leroy has been in charge of the family business since 1991 and her three sons Julien, Charles and Louis have now come on board to perpetuate the house spirit. Their...

Louis Roederer Philippe Starck Brut Nature is one of the best bargains in the market among all Champagne collaborations with artists and which is only produced in fantastic vintages. The creation of this champagne stemmed from the intuition of Louis Roederer's CEO Frédéric Rouzaud, which Philippe Starck developed the idea, and Cellar Master, Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, made their vision a reality. It started with a few descriptors - "honest", "minimal", "diagonal", and "modern", and Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon brought these words to life and decided that the champagne shall be "a fresh wine from clay soils in a sunny year" and that was how Brut...