Charles Lafitte

House · Tours-sur-Marne · founded 1834

Charles Lafitte is a Champagne house in Tours-sur-Marne in the Maison Pommery & Associés group; the UMC gives 1834 as its founding date.1 The house itself dates the Charles Lafitte champagne brand to 1983, when Paul-François Vranken created it.2

Two dates

The Union des Maisons de Champagne gives 1834 as the founding date of Charles Lafitte.1 The house's own heritage page dates the creation of the Charles Lafitte champagne brand to 1983, by Paul-François Vranken, and calls it the house's "second great revolution".2 Neither page explains the earlier date, so both are given here as published. The heritage page also mentions a Charles Lafitte & Cie that supplied "esprits de cognac" to other Champagne houses, without a date.2

Seat and group

The UMC lists the seat in Tours-sur-Marne, in the Centre d'activités de la Côte des Noirs, and the group as Maison Pommery & Associés, the group of Pommery.1 The profile gives no vineyard area for the house; the 280 ha it shows is a consolidated group figure.1

Wines

The UMC lists Brut Grande Cuvée, Demi-sec Grande Cuvée, Brut Rosé Grande Cuvée, Premier Cru, Millésimé, Belle Cuvée and Orgueil de France.1 The house says its traditional blend is led by Chardonnay.4 See demi-sec.

See also

Tours-sur-MarneRegionsPommeryProducersBissinger & C°ProducersChardonnayGrapesChampagne label codes: NM, RM, CM, RC, SR, ND, MAStyles

Sources

  1. Union des Maisons de Champagne. Charles Lafitte (UMC profile)
  2. Champagne Charles Lafitte. Notre patrimoine
  3. Union des Maisons de Champagne (UMC). The Champagne Houses (member list)
  4. Champagne Charles Lafitte. Home page

Facts checked on 2026-10-21