Before founding Champagne Delalot in 2009, Jérôme Lefèvre worked as an art critic and curator in Paris. But then he began his ‘return to his roots’. His mother cultivated approximately 1 hectare in the far west of Champagne completely without the use of pesticides, herbicides or heavy machinery – work that Jérôme considered ‘honest and poetic’. Consequently, after taking over the business, he converted it to organic farming, and the work in the vineyard is still done without tractors to this day.
Jérôme draws his inspiration and motivation not only from the teachings of Rudolf Steiner, but also from literature, art and the ‘do-nothing farming’ approach of Japanese microbiologist Masanobu Fukuoka. While Champagne Delalot produces cuvées with a certain regularity, Jérôme has been bottling different champagnes and still wines under his own name every year since 2020. Like an artist, he experiments with different sites, grape varieties and vinification methods to create new works of art year after year.
Jérôme wants to produce contemporary (sparkling) wines that encourage reflection and question conventions. With his sustainable approach, he produces no more than 5,000 bottles per year. Nevertheless, his cuvées are very diverse, but one thing is always certain: they are radically independent.
Facts: N.M., Saulchery | Charly-sur-Marne, Vallée de la Marne, 1,07ha
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Champagne Delalot Les Dionysiaques - Bio
60% Meunier, 40% Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Dosage: 11g/l Vinified in stainless steel tanks and shortly in oak barrels1,5 years bottle ageingThe name is inspired by the historical book of the same name, "Les Dionysiaques" or "Dionysiaca," by Nonnus of Panopolis (5th century AD), a late antique Greek poet from Egypt. The work is a monumental epic in 48 books. It recounts the birth, youth, adventures, and triumph of the god Dionysus, particularly his journey to India to spread the grapevine and the cult of wine.Jérôme Lefèvre: With this cuvée, the goal was to achieve the perfect balance between fruit, acidity, and dosage.Nicola JAN26: A sweetness that simultaneously feels dry, baroque, and rich, yet balanced by freshness.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€85.33 / 1 Liter)
Champagne Delalot Pléiades - Bio
75% Pinot Noir, 25% MeunierDosage: 2,5g/lVinified in oak barrels1,5 years bottle ageingIn Greek mythology, the Pleiades are the seven daughters of Atlas and the namesake of the Pleiades star cluster; therefore, the number seven plays a central role. Ancient authors also linked their rising and setting to agricultural and viticultural seasons. A winemaker who chooses "Les Pleiades" is thus alluding to several parcels of land that merge into a single unit, as well as to the agricultural-cosmic context.Jérôme Lefèvre: Meunier and Pinot Noir, Blanc de Noirs very strong on the structure, absolutely perfect for pairing with fish.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€106.67 / 1 Liter)
Champagne Delalot Impressions - Bio
100% MeunierDosage: 0g/lSingle Plot Les Boulards in Charly-sur-Marne, planted in 1971Vinified in Barrique for a year1,5 years bottle ageingJérôme Lefèvre: 100% Meunier Vieilles Vignes very expressive, vinified one year in new oak barrels. Copper color, smoky notes.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€137.33 / 1 Liter)
Jérôme Lefèvre Not Title Required (Still Wine) Coteaux Champenois Blanc - Bio
Still Wine - not Champagne"No Title Required - After Robert Ryman"100% ChardonnaySingle Plot Les Douaires in Mont de BonneilVinified in Barrique800 bottles producedJérôme Lefèvre: As my first Chardonnay Coteaux was an experiment (Sans Titre #1 was Chardonnay grown in a rhum barrel), this one is more classic in a burgundy way. The name is a reference to artist Robert Ryman which I love. The wine is kind of close to his painting: minimal and complex at the same time.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€290.67 / 1 Liter)
Jérôme Lefèvre Supergroovalisticmacerationstuff (Still Wine) Coteaux Champenois Rouge
Still Wine - not Champagne100% Pinot NoirFrom Neuilly Vinified in Barrique for 4 years300 bottles producedJérôme Lefévre: Coteaux Rouge, 100% Pinot Noir too, but this time a bit more austere style, in a burgundian way. Only 300 bottles produced.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€325.33 / 1 Liter)