Diogene Tissier Et Fils

The story of the house begins in 1931 in Courcourt, a hamlet of Chavot a few kilometres south of Épernay. It was there that Diogène and Juliette Tissier founded their brand. The couple had nine children, three of whom carried on in wine growing. Today Vincent Huber, a grandson of the founder, runs the estate together with his wife Nathalie. Since 2016 their daughter Margaux has also worked in the house, the fourth generation.

Vineyards, grape varieties and methods

The estate farms around 9 to 9.5 hectares. The plots lie around Chavot-Courcourt and Épernay, with further parcels in the Sézannais and the Vitryat. According to the grower portrait, the plantings are split roughly 60 per cent Chardonnay, 25 per cent Pinot Meunier and 15 per cent Pinot Noir. The vineyards hold the HVE (level 3) and VDC certifications, the latter being the Champagne region's sustainable viticulture certification. According to the house, chemical herbicides are no longer used. Pressing is done the traditional way on a 4,000-kilo press, and the base wines mostly age in stainless steel (cellar built in 2011), with a few cuvées in oak barrels. Around 110,000 bottles are produced each year, all of them sold to private customers.

The cuvées

• Cuvée n°17: a brut made from 50 per cent Chardonnay, 33 per cent Pinot Meunier and 17 per cent Pinot Noir. Gault&Millau awards it 91 out of 100 points.
• Saveur de Juliette: a blanc de noirs from 70 per cent Pinot Meunier and 30 per cent Pinot Noir, named after the founder.
• Millésimée: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier in a ratio of 50:30:20, aged in oak barrels.

The range also includes, among others, a blanc de blancs, a rosé, an extra brut, Azura and Les Blanchettes, as well as ratafia.

Visiting the estate

The house sells directly from the estate at 10 Rue du Général Leclerc in Chavot-Courcourt. According to the official Champagne directory, it is open Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 12 noon and from 2 pm to 5 pm. Visitors can see the cellar, the fermentation room and the pressing house. If you plan to visit, call ahead on +33 3 26 54 32 47.