Champagne Guiborat is one of our most sought-after small growers — folks just can’t get enough of these racy, crystalline expressions of Côte des Blancs Chardonnay.

The Guiborat family traces their roots in the Côte des Blancs back to 1885, but it was only in 1996, when then 21-year-old Richard Fuoquet (the Guiborat name and the vines come from his mother’s family) packed up his life in Paris to join his Grandmother at the family domaine. He selected 3 hectares of their best terroirs, converted to organic viticulture, and Champagne Guiborat was born.

Richard's decision to convert the farming and stop selling to the Grand Marques was radical back then. But he's simultaneously also preserved time-honored Champagne traditions, such as a focus on blending of sites and terroirs, a technique that's seen less often as single-vineyard bottlings continue to trend. Through blending, Foquet employs a wide palette of flavors and textures through which he can capture a unique expression of his prime terroirs.

What importer Polaner Selections has to say about this wine...

Vineyard
Made from three parcels of Côte des Blancs Grands Crus : Cramant "Les Bergeries" (planted in 1984). Chouilly "Les Caurés" (planted 1998 et 2005). Oiry "Gros Mont" (planted in1969)
Soil
Deep chalk
Viticulture
Practicing organic
Vinification
2019 harvest with 7% reserve wine. Raised 7 months on the lees in stainless steel tanks; no malolactic fermentation.
Aging
Aged a minimum of 40 months in underground cellars. Disgorged with 1.5g/L dosage. Aged additional 6 months in bottle (post disgorgement) prior to commercial release.