Besserat de Bellefon

History

The house says it was founded by the river in Aÿ in 1843.¹ A marriage in 1920 gave it its present name, Besserat de Bellefon.¹ In 1930 Victor Besserat created the Cuvée des Moines; the house describes a process of its own within the appellation and says the bubbles are 30% smaller than in a standard champagne.¹ This is the producer's description, not a measured comparison published by a third party. A rosé version followed in 1972 and an extra brut in 2009.¹ In 2024 the house opened a new head office, shop and champagne bar in Épernay.¹

Winemaking

According to the house, its cellar master does not allow malolactic fermentation, and the blends use grapes from more than 50 crus, mostly premier and grand cru.¹

Ownership

The Union des Maisons de Champagne lists the house in the Lanson-BCC group (see Lanson). It does not publish a vineyard area and gives one vineyard village.²