Alfred Gratien

House · Épernay · founded 1864

Alfred Gratien is a Champagne house in Épernay, founded in 1864 and now part of the Henkell Freixenet group.1,2

History

According to the house, Alfred Gratien set up his business on rue Maurice Cerveaux in Épernay in 1864 and made his first cuvées there.1 The house says its wines have been fermented in oak since its beginnings and that its cellar holds close to 1,000 barrels.1

Cellar masters

The house describes four generations of the Jaeger family in the cellar: Gaston Jaeger from 1905, his son Charles from 1951, Charles's son Jean-Pierre from 1966, and Nicolas Jaeger, born in 1972, who joined his father in 1990 and became cellar master in 2007.1 See chef de cave.

Ownership and vineyard

The Union des Maisons de Champagne lists the house under the Henkell Freixenet group (see Henkell) and gives 1 ha of own vines.2 The profile lists no brands, and the house's page gives no vineyard area of its own.

See also

HenkellProducersChef de caveGlossarynégociantGlossaryChampagne label codes: NM, RM, CM, RC, SR, ND, MAStylesWhen the Champagne houses were foundedHistory

Sources

  1. Champagne Alfred Gratien. The House Alfred Gratien
  2. Union des Maisons de Champagne. Alfred Gratien (UMC profile)
  3. Union des Maisons de Champagne (UMC). The Champagne Houses (member list)

Facts checked on 2026-10-21