Presentation
Rooted in the Marne Valley since 1743, the Grumier family cultivates the vine with exigency and passion. Today led by Fabien and Hélène Grumier, the estate combines ancestral know-how and modern precision to produce expressive, tense, and full-bodied champagnes. The vineyard extends over 8 hectares, with a Marne dominance that gives the wines beautiful freshness and affirmed structure. The cultivated grape varieties are 60% Meunier, 30% Chardonnay, and 10% Pinot Noir, with an assumed desire to reveal the potential of Meunier, a historical grape variety of the region. The estate's approach is based on sustainable viticulture, certified High Environmental Value, and meticulous work in the cellar. The base wines ferment in small thermoregulated stainless steel tanks and oak barrels, with little or no malolactic fermentation to preserve the tension and vivacity of the wines. The reserve wines, carefully stored in oak foudres, bring depth and complexity to the blends. Each cuvée benefits from prolonged aging on lees, allowing the development of fine and silky mousse, with a delicate patina in the mouth. The dosage is measured, often in extra-brut or brut nature, to reveal the pure expression of the terroir. Maurice Grumier champagnes also stand out for the richness of their informative back labels, detailing precisely:
The exact blend (proportion of Meunier, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir)
The dominant vintage and reserve wines used
The type of aging (stainless steel, barrels, foudres) and the duration on lees
The precise dosage (Brut, Extra-Brut, Brut Nature)
The disgorgement date, essential to appreciate the evolution of the wine
A unique style: tension and fullness in perfect harmony
Maurice Grumier champagnes are tailored for gastronomy. They combine a chiseled attack, vibrant acidity, and ample matter, offering fullness in the mouth that stretches into a long and saline finish.
Each cuvée tells a story:
L’Intemporelle, a refined blend combining tension and vinosity
L'Authentique, with its barrel aging that magnifies the texture
The Blanc de Noirs, where Meunier expresses all its power and gourmandise
The vintages, signatures of the estate, with subtle balances between fruit and evolution
The Maurice Grumier signature: vibrant, precise champagnes, carried by mineral tension and an enchanting texture, destined for lovers of characterful wines.
Location
The result of four generations of winemaking expertise, this Champagne embodies the heritage of the Grumier family. The Blanc de Noirs is the perfect expression of our family’s terroir and the remarkable vineyards of the Vallée de la Marne. This blend, primarily composed of Pinot Meunier with Pinot Noir, offers a deliciously juicy Champagne with crunchy fruit in its Brut version, and refined finesse and tension in its Extra-Brut style. Ideal for apéritifs, this great Champagne is crafted to appeal to a broad audience.
Terroir
Cuvée Amand Brut draws its character from the clay-limestone slopes of the Champagne region, where deep soils combine limestone and clay with touches of silt. This typical geology ensures natural drainage while providing steady water reserves to the vines—ideal conditions for balanced grape ripening. The well-exposed slopes benefit from optimal sunlight and natural airflow, enhancing the aromatic expression and purity of the fruit. This diversity of soils and exposures allows the Champagne grape varieties—Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir—to reveal a complex aromatic richness while maintaining tension, freshness, and elegance. It is this interplay between soil, climate, and aspect that gives Cuvée Amand its refined, structured identity, deeply rooted in its terroir.
In the vineyard
The estate practices responsible and sustainable viticulture, eschewing systematic interventions in favor of a careful and measured approach. Natural grass cover is controlled and the soil is regularly tilled, while daily observation guides every decision relating to vine care. Biodiversity is preserved at the edges and boundaries of the plots, and the vines benefit from rigorous pruning and meticulous trellising. Finally, the timing of the harvest is carefully chosen, based on the organoleptic balance of the grapes, in order to guarantee the quality and expression of the terroir in each bottle.
Harvest
At the Maurice Grumier estate, the harvest is a demanding and precise moment in the heart of the wine-growing season. Each bunch is harvested by hand, with particular attention paid to the ripeness and balance of the grapes, in order to preserve the aromatic richness and freshness of the fruit. The winegrowers' rigorous work, respectful of the terroir, allows them to select only the best plots, thus guaranteeing the finesse and elegance of the cuvées. These harvests, moments of meticulousness and passion, are the first step in a process where tradition and expertise combine to reveal the authenticity and personality of the estate's champagnes.
Winemaking
Winemaking at the estate is based on a gentle, hands-off approach, guided by simple but rigorous principles. Pressing is carried out delicately, separating the first press, or “tête de cuvée,” while the other fractions are vinified separately. Fermentation takes place in small temperature-controlled vats adapted to each plot, or in 228-liter oak barrels, with bâtonnage for wood aging. Malolactic fermentation is not systematic in vats and occurs spontaneously in barrels. Tastings and blending are carried out with a constant focus on preserving the taste, style, and personality of each cuvée, complemented by extended aging of 2 to 10 years depending on the wine. Riddling, either manual or using a gyropalette, and dosage tailored to each cuvée complete this approach, which is always geared towards the purest expression of the terroir.
Ageing
Cuvée Amand Brut is aged on fine lees in bottle for 8 years, following the traditional Champagne method. This extended maturation refines the texture, enhances the aromas, and develops an elegant mousse. The precise dosage preserves freshness and reveals the purity of the fruit.
Varietals
Pinot Noir : 50%
Chardonnay : 50%
Specifications
Age of vines : 35 years old
Serving
Serve at 10°C.
Ageing potential
3 to 5 years
Tasting
Visual appearance:
Luminous, satiny, and dense pale golden hue with pale yellow reflections. Fine, lively bubbles create a delicate bead. A visual promise of richness and freshness.
At nose:
The first nose reveals soft oak with hints of ginger, mimosa, candied lemon, roasted hazelnut and almond, praline, linden, and a whisper of sea breeze.
As it aerates, the wine reveals deeper notes of chestnut, icy mint, pear, white peach, forest moss, plum, raspberry, honeysuckle, toasted bread, licorice, fig, and tobacco.
On the palate:
A clean and fresh entry with a creamy, integrated effervescence. The Champagne develops a pulpy, crunchy fruit core supported by vibrant citrus acidity. The mid-palate is driven by a clay-limestone minerality that brings clarity, salinity, and a long, fruit-driven finish.
Barrel ageing enhances volume and vinosity while preserving the honest, mineral-driven purity of this exceptional vintage.
The finish resonates with maritime notes, fruit, and an elegant oak texture that will only become more refined with time and aeration in the glass.
Food pairings
This champagne is perfect with seafood, white meats, or dishes with sauce, such as crispy shrimp tempura, watercress chantilly cream, celery and Granny Smith remoulade, seared scallops, creamy risotto with porcini mushrooms and Reblochon cheese, a supreme of free-range chicken roasted in brown butter, or braised milk-fed veal sweetbreads and morels in veal jus.
