More about Guy Mea

Méa is grower Champagne from the Montagne de Reims with Pinot Noir at its heart and a young couple at the helm who have pushed the style toward drier, more terroir-driven wines. The estate is based in Louvois, a Grand Cru village on the southern side of the Montagne, and works plots in Grand and Premier Cru villages including Louvois, Bouzy and Ludes.

This is a five-generation family story. Guy Méa took charge of the vines as a boy in 1940, when his father René was held prisoner during the war, and began building the family's own Champagne business from 1951. His daughter Evelyne joined in 1982, with her husband Jean-Louis Milesi running the vineyards for more than thirty years. Today their daughter Sophie and her husband Franck Moussié, who came from Bordeaux, lead the estate, which now goes by Domaine Méa.

Pinot Noir dominates the plantings, with Chardonnay and a little Meunier. The domaine is HVE certified and has been converting to organic farming. Wines rest for years on their lees in chalk cellars, and much of the range is finished Extra Brut or Brut Nature, so the low dosage lets the Pinot's depth and the chalk come through.

L'Assemblage is the natural starting point; Rosa Délice is the house rosé, and Cuvée des Loups is the vintage wine.