Richard Cheurlin

Champagne Richard Cheurlin (Celles-sur-Ource, Champagne)

A benchmark grower estate in the Côte des Bar—renowned for crafting deeply vinous, low-intervention, and crystalline Champagnes from Kimmeridgian limestone soils.

Quick Facts for Consumers

  • Style: Vinous, pure, and intensely mineral. Grounded in the limestone-clay soils of Celles-sur-Ource, these Champagnes balance rich red apple, juicy stone fruit, and brioche notes with taut acidity, low dosage, and a mouthwatering, chalky finish.
  • A Multi-Generational Legacy: The Cheurlin family has cultivated vines in the Aube since 1788. Today, Richard Cheurlin and his children, Lucie and Vincent, direct the domain with a strong commitment to artisanal, site-specific viticulture.
  • Kimmeridgian Focus: Situated in the Ource Valley, the estate benefits from the same fossil-dense Kimmeridgian marl formations found in Chablis, endowing their Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with striking tension and saline length.

The Estate at a Glance

Estate Size & Location ~14.5 Hectares located primarily in Celles-sur-Ource and surrounding villages in the Côte des Bar (Aube), planted to Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Blanc.
Farming Certified organic (AB) and biodynamic principles; managed with natural grass cover cropping, careful mechanical tilling to protect living soils, zero chemical herbicides, and strictly hand-harvested fruit.
Winemaking Traditional gentle pressing with fractioning of the must. Fermented with indigenous and selected yeasts in temperature-controlled enameled steel tanks and seasoned French oak barrels. Matured on the lees for multiple years with low or zero dosage (Extra Brut / Brut Nature) to preserve site fidelity.
Key Cuvées Cuvée Jeanne Brut Nature, L'Insolite Pinot Blanc, Blanc de Noirs Brut, and vintage parcel-specific bottlings.
Critical Acclaim Gault & Millau: Consistently celebrates the domaine’s organic discipline and clarity, highlighting their wines for exceptional freshness, direct fruit expression, and terroir-driven energy.

La Revue du Vin de France: Praises Richard Cheurlin as a reliable beacon of quality in the Côte des Bar, noting that the cuvées display fine vinous texture and a clean, saline finish without heavy makeup.

Sommelier Edit: Frequently singled out by sommeliers for its versatility at the dining table, praised for combining food-friendly concentration with pristine limestone tension.