Collery

History

According to the house, Jules-Anatole Collery created the brand in 1893 and was one of the first growers to make and sell champagne in his own bottles, at a time when growers usually sold their grapes.¹ The house says he won his first gold medal in Paris in 1904.¹

In the next generations, Pierre Collery ran the vineyards and the cellar and Geneviève Collery the trade. Jean Collery became president of the Montagne de Reims regional natural park in 1974; the house credits him with Collery's rosé made by maceration (see maceration). Alain Collery opened a champagne museum in Aÿ in the early 1970s.¹ The house says the brand is now carried on with the encouragement of the Collery family.¹

Group and wines

The UMC lists Collery in the Nicolas Gueusquin group. The 13 ha it reports is a consolidated figure for that group, not Collery's own area.² All wines in the profile are labelled Grand Cru: NV Brut, NV Extra Brut, NV Rosé Brut, Blanc de Blancs Brut, Blanc de Noirs Brut and EmpyreumatiC 2014 Brut.² The house says it is known for Pinot Noir from grand cru villages.¹ See grand cru.