Champagne Doré
View winesChampagne Doré is tied to a single village: Ludes, a Premier Cru point on the Montagne de Reims where vineyard work is measured in small parcels and long memory. The house begins in 1928, then moves through generations of the Doré family—nearly a century of continuity carried in a modest footprint rather than scale.
In 2014, the stewardship shifts: Gérard Doré entrusts the maison to his neighbor and friend Jean-Guy Monmarthe, himself a sixth-generation winemaker, with one job above all—keep the Doré signature intact in every bottle that leaves the cellar.
Location
The estate holds 4 hectares in Ludes, divided into fifteen named plots, each treated as its own voice. Beneath the vines, the ground is described as clay-limestone, rooted on a marly base—a structure that supports finesse while still giving the wines intensity.
Everything happens on-site: the wines are produced, blended, and bottled at the estate.
Winemaking & Philosophy
Doré’s style is built around a simple idea: Champagne should feel effortless at the table—but only because the work behind it is precise. Their “Character” page frames the approach as reasoned viticulture—a way of farming meant to respect nature while staying exact about timing and decisions.
The cuvées show how they translate that into bottle:
- Cuvée Origine (Brut NV): a blend of three consecutive harvests, built from tête de cuvée selections, 40% Chardonnay / 30% Pinot Noir / 30% Meunier, aged 4 years on lees, finished at 7g dosage.
- Cuvée Rosé (Brut NV): also a multi-harvest blend, 40% Meunier / 40% Pinot Noir / 20% Chardonnay, aged 4–5 years, finished at 7g dosage.
- Cuvée Blanc de Blancs (Millésime 2013): 100% Chardonnay, aged 4–5 years on lees, finished at 7g dosage.
