Voirin Jumel

Two growing families, one house

Champagne Voirin-Jumel was founded in 1968 after the marriage of Françoise Jumel and Gilles Voirin. Both came from winegrowing families in Grand Cru villages of the Côte des Blancs, and they pooled their vineyards. The Voirins came from Chouilly, the Jumels from Cramant. The house in Cramant describes itself as a family business in its fifth generation.

Patrick and Alice Voirin, brother and sister, took over the running of the estate in 1980. In 2022 Patrick's daughters Julie (sales) and Pauline (winemaking) joined them. Gault&Millau now names the two sisters as the heads of the estate.

Sites, grape varieties and cuvées

There are differing figures for the vineyard area, ranging from 8 to 13 hectares. The most recent source, Gault&Millau, gives 5.6 hectares of Chardonnay and 2.4 hectares of Pinot Noir in Cramant, Chouilly, Oger, Avize and Oiry. The Pinot Noir for the blanc de noirs "Les Carelles" comes from a single 1.48-hectare site in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ.

The focus is on blanc de blancs from Grand Cru sites:

• La V.1: 100% Chardonnay from Cramant and Chouilly, with 40% reserve wines from the house's perpetual reserve.
• La V.2: a brut zéro with no dosage, from Cramant, Chouilly and Avize.
• Cuvée 555: 100% Chardonnay from Oger, Cramant, Avize and Chouilly, aged in oak barrels. The name comes from the house's address in Cramant.
• Les Carelles: a single-plot blanc de noirs from the Premier Cru.

The range also includes a vintage champagne, a rosé de saignée, the blend "L'assemblage" and a demi-sec. In 2013 Alice Voirin won the Chardonnay category at "Les Jeunes Talents du Champagne" with the Grand Cru blanc de blancs.

Visiting Cramant

The estate is at 555 Rue de la Libération. French and English are spoken. It is open Monday to Saturday, from 9:30 to 12:00 in the morning and from 14:00 to 17:00 in the afternoon. In the high season from May to October, it is best to book several weeks in advance.

Julie and Pauline run masterclasses and tastings. In their pop-up lounge, a bar terrace, guests look out over the vineyards. For overnight stays in the B&B there is a separate contact.