Pierre Gimonnet & Fils

History

The family has lived in Cuis since the middle of the 17th century, and the estate links its history with the Champagne vineyard from around 1750.² For a long time the Gimonnets sold their grapes to Champagne houses; the first known labels carry the name Henri Gimonnet, from the early 20th century.² After the 1929 crisis ended fair grape prices, the family turned to making its own wine, and in the early 1930s Pierre Gimonnet published his first price lists.²

Michel Gimonnet joined from 1955 and introduced plot-by-plot vinification in small stainless steel tanks.² The estate is now run by his sons Olivier and Didier Gimonnet.²

Vineyard

Until 1950 the vineyard was only in Cuis. The family planted 3 ha on the Montaigu lieu-dit in Chouilly in 1951, added vines in Cramant from 1958, in Oger from 2005 and in Vertus from 2008.¹ The total is 29.40 ha, about 13 ha grand cru and 16 ha premier cru, with Chardonnay the main variety.¹

Wines

The estate says it buys no grapes and sells in more than 40 countries.^1,2 See blanc de blancs, grower champagne and label codes.