90% Chardonnay to 10% Pinot Noir. The wine was vinified and aged in stainless steel and bottled with 8.5 grams of dosage.

Arnuad Margaine makes less than 5,000 cases per year of truly crafted small-grower Champagne. These are generally mono-cru Champagnes, wines that can have a lot to say about the parcels of land on which they are farmed. Villers-Marmery is a town in the Montagne de Reims sub-region of Champagne, one of three areas (this one near a mountain, near the city of Reims) that produce most of the exceptional Champagne. The Montagne de Reims is thought of as a Pinot Noir growing area. The other two grapes that it are permissible, are Chardonnay, the major partner in the wines of the Cote des Blancs (a region of chalky limestone hills) and Pinot Meunier, the workhorse grape of the Vallee de la Marne. Villers-Marmery is known for the proliferation of quality Chardonnay. It’s all the fault of one grower, who planted some over a century ago. A. Margaine’s 6.5 hectares are 90% very high quality Chardonnay. They do not mimic the character of Champagnes from Chardonnay in the Cote des Blancs, instead they surprise drinkers with earthiness and depth of flavor rarely seem in the elegant ethereal wines of this region’s major Chardonnay growing area.