Champagne de Barfontarc

History

In the 1960s, Champagne winemakers sought to improve the quality of the wines they were producing. To do this, they had to find new techniques, new tools and new tools and new knowledge... What could be better than the mutual help between winegrowers. This is at least what that's what about fifty winegrowers thought when they joined together to share their knowledge. In 1962, the Champagne Barfontarc house was born!

These winegrowers come from several communes of the region, notably Baroville, Fontaine and Arconville located on the Côte des Bar. These names may not tell you anything and yet there is an air of déjà-vu... To find a name that would please all the To find a name that appeals to all the winegrowers, the managers of the cooperative decided to get the communes to talk. We Bar" for Baronville, "Fon" for Fontaine and "Arc" for Arconville, which which gives us Barfontarc.

It is then together, for more than 60 years, that they have made their terroirs speak, to to amaze the most passionate tasters. During these few decades, they have logically logically improved the production process. Before, the cooperative was first and foremost a a pressing center, but later it became a brand in its own right, whose products can be products can be enjoyed under the name "de Barfontarc".

A Family Cooperative

This house is represented by 53 member winemakers who work on approximately 110 hectares. Located on a perfect terroir for pinot noir, the winegrowers have planted the latter on 90% of their surfaces, to finally leave only 10% of chardonnay.

It is with a very modern equipment that our protagonists express all the quality of the pinot noir. Moreover, after the various stages of wine making, the ageing is also well mastered 2 years in bottles for the "classic" champagnes and 6 years for the vintage ones. for the vintage wines.

When tasting, the winemakers try to reveal the full potential of their respective respective terroirs. We then find champagnes that have for signature generosity, elegance and delicacy. Each cuvée has its own distinct personality in this range Each cuvée has a distinct personality in this range offering three collections: "the classics", "belles cuvées" and "the specialties".

This is finally the raison d'être of the house managed today by Olivier Martin, grandson of one of the son of one of the founders, to share a true authentic tasting experience. It is also a cooperative that can be described as family-owned, since the successors of this knowledge are often the same people who have been of this knowledge are often the children of the founders. In addition to the succession, these have another characteristic in common: the desire to always do better and this, with each each vintage...