Lenoble

House · Damery · founded 1920

Lenoble is a Champagne house in Damery in the Vallée de la Marne, founded in 1920 by Armand Raphaël Graser under the name A.R. Lenoble.1,2

History

According to the house, Armand Raphaël Graser, son of a wine merchant of Alsatian origin, founded it in Damery in 1920 and named it A.R. Lenoble, while continuing his trading business.1 His son Joseph Graser, mayor of Damery, succeeded him; the house then passed to Jean-Marie Malassagne, the founder's grandson, who ran it with his wife Colette.1 In the fourth generation Anne Malassagne took over, and her brother Antoine joined as chef de cave.1 In 2023 the house passed to the Frère-Gallienne family.1

Vineyard

The Union des Maisons de Champagne gives 15 ha in 3 villages and names no group.2 The house describes vines first in the upper Vallée de la Marne, an area for Meunier, later extended to the Côte des Blancs and the Montagne de Reims; it names Chouilly (grand cru) and Bisseuil (premier cru).1

Wines

The UMC lists Intense, Zéro Dosage, Rosé and Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru (each marked « mag »), vintage Blanc de Noirs 1er Cru and Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru, Gentilhomme Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Millésimé and Les Aventures Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Multi-Millésimé.2 See multi-vintage.

See also

Vallée de la MarneRegionsChouillyRegionsBisseuilRegionsMulti-vintageStylesChef de caveGlossary

Sources

  1. Champagne Lenoble. Maison
  2. Union des Maisons de Champagne. Lenoble (UMC profile)
  3. Union des Maisons de Champagne (UMC). The Champagne Houses (member list)

Facts checked on 2026-10-21