Pierre Gimonnet & Fils is based in Cuis, a premier cru village at the northern end of the Côte des Blancs. The family has worked vines there since around 1750. Their own champagne came in the interwar years: Pierre Gimonnet began to vinify his own harvest and sell it under the family name. Sources give years between 1925 and 1935. His son Michel took over in 1955 and shaped the house style. Today the grandsons Olivier and Didier Gimonnet run the house, and with Pierre-Guillaume and Arnaud the next generation is already in the business.
The estate covers just under 30 hectares, of which around 12 hectares are grand cru in Cramant, Chouilly and Oger. The rest lies in Cuis and a little in Vertus, both premier cru. Gimonnet vinifies only Chardonnay and works with low dosages. The house describes its style as balance, finesse, freshness and minerality. Cuis is regarded as the coolest village on the Côte des Blancs, and a share of its fruit brings tension to the blends. Gimonnet is one of the founding members of the Club Trésors de Champagne.
The entry point is the Brut Cuis 1er Cru, which shows the house style. Alongside it come the vintage cuvées Fleuron and Gastronome. The Gastronome is made at lower pressure as a creamy champagne. The Oenophile comes from old vines in Cramant and is bottled with no dosage. At the top sits the Spécial Club "Grands Terroirs de Chardonnay". Since the 2012 vintage it has been joined by limited single-site bottlings, such as the Chouilly from the Mont Aigu plot planted in 1951.
