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Champagne de Barfontarc

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Champagne Barfontarc... A name that means a lot. Indeed, the house is not just an estate, but a collective of several winegrowers. Mutual support and and the creation of great wines. Founded in the 1960s today, the same producers are committed to making this cooperative shine throughout France and the world... Find out more
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History


In the 1960s, Champagne winemakers sought to improve the quality of the wines wines they produced. To do this, they had to find new techniques, new tools and new and new skills... And what better way than for winegrowers to help each other? At least, that's fifty winegrowers have come together to share their knowledge. knowledge. In 1962, Champagne Barfontarc was born!

These winegrowers come from several communes in the region, including Baroville, Fontaine and Arconville on the Côte des Bar. These names may mean nothing to you and yet there's an air of déjà-vu about them... To find a name that would appeal to all the cooperative's managers decided to get the communes talking. We Bar" for Baronville, "Fon" for Fontaine and "Arc" for Arconville, giving us Barfontarc. which gives us Barfontarc.

Together, for more than 60 years, they have made their terroirs speak for themselves. to amaze the most passionate tasters. During these few decades, they have production processes. In the past, the cooperative was primarily a pressing center, but later became a brand in its own right, whose products products can be enjoyed under the name "de Barfontarc".

A family-run cooperative


This cooperative is represented by 53 winegrower-members working on around 110 hectares. Located on a terroir perfect for pinot noir, the winegrowers have planted pinot noir on on 90% of their land, leaving only 10% for Chardonnay.

Using state-of-the-art equipment, our protagonists express the full quality of pinot noir. Moreover, after the various stages of vinification, the ageing process is also well 2 years in bottle for "classic" champagnes and 6 years for vintage champagnes. for vintage champagnes.

When it comes to tasting, the winemakers seek to reveal the full potential of their respective terroirs. terroirs. The result is champagnes with a signature of generosity, elegance and delicacy, elegance and delicacy. Each cuvée has its own distinct personality in this range. range offers three collections: "les classiques", "belles cuvées" and "les spécialités".

In the end, this is the raison d'être of the house now run by Olivier Martin, grandson of one of the founders son of one of the founders, to share a truly authentic tasting experience. It's also a cooperative that can best be described as family-run, since the successors to this knowledge are often the same people who have built up the family business. are often the children of the founders. In addition to succession, these have another feature in common: the desire to always do better, with every vintage... every vintage...
Registered since 09/05/2016
18 rue de Bar-Sur-Aube ,
10200 BAROVILLE
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