Jean-Francois Dautreville

The house of Dautreville sits in the middle of Jouy-lès-Reims, a village on the Montagne de Reims classified premier cru. The family has worked here for four generations. As a récoltant-manipulant, it sells only champagne made from its own grapes and welcomes customers directly at the estate.

Four generations, one house

The story begins in 1935, when Félix Dautreville acquired the building that is now the winery, along with a press. Marcel and Jean-François were then the first to bottle champagne under the family name. Stéphane Dautreville has run the estate since 1998. His wife, an oenologist, has been involved in every stage of the winemaking since 2013. The estate still bears the name of Jean-François Dautreville.

Sites, grape varieties and way of working

According to the house, the vineyard covers 4 hectares. The grapes come 100 per cent from premier cru sites, split 50 per cent Pinot Meunier, 30 per cent Pinot Noir and 20 per cent Chardonnay. The estate sells around 15,000 bottles a year. Most cuvées spend about five years in the cellar before sale, vintages up to ten. The grapes are pressed on the day of harvest.

“His wife, an oenologist, has been involved in every stage of the winemaking since 2013.

In 2018 the estate was certified under Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE) and Viticulture Durable en Champagne (VDC). Since October 2020 it has been converting to organic. In spring 2026 the house reported the tirage of its first three organic-certified cuvées: a blanc de blancs from 100 per cent Pinot Blanc, a rosé and the Cuvée Prestige. They will not go on sale for several years yet.

The cuvées

• Réserve: a perpetual cuvée that Marcel Dautreville set up on the model of the Spanish solera. The oldest wines are around 50 years old. The version based on 2018 is made up of 55 per cent Pinot Meunier, 25 per cent Pinot Noir and 20 per cent Chardonnay. It is an extra brut, dosed at 2.2 g/l.
• Prestige: 70 per cent Chardonnay and 30 per cent Pinot Noir, half of it aged in foudre. The house describes delicate notes of blossom and apple, and a fresh, structured palate with toasty hints. The cuvée won gold at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles.
• Pinot Absolu: a limited cuvée of just 748 bottles, 100 per cent Pinot Noir from the 2020 vintage, from Jouy-lès-Reims and Villedommange.

According to the house, visitors can get to know the estate through a cellar tour, a walk in the vineyards and a tasting of still wines and champagne. The address is 3 Grande Place, 51390 Jouy-lès-Reims.