Stephane Coquillette
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Stephane Coquillette has spent his entire lifetime in the vines of the Cote des Blancs. Encouraged by his father to strike out on his own at just 25 years old, Stephane set up his own winery in 1979 with a specific mission focused on low-dosage and terroir-focused bottlings. The entire production is from family-owned plots that are meticulously farmed, but the only certification Stephane deems important is their membership in the Vignerons Independants de France.
Numerous wineries in France and several in Champagne come from long lineages of winemaking and grape-growing, but not many can claim to be the first name to bottle within their village. Wines produced under the Pierre Coquillette label stretch back to 1928, when Stephane’s grandmother was the first in the village of Chouilly to bottle the family production. She also began bottling under another label, Champagne Saint-Chamant, which Stephane’s father, Christian Coquillette, oversaw for 70 years before passing it on to Stephane.
The winery remains in Chouilly, and the family’s holdings extend to the neighboring village of Cuis, along with a few vines spread across the villages of Ay and Mareuil in the Montagne de Reims. While still a young man, Stephane’s father, Christian, encouraged him to set up his own winery where he began working on his own style focused on low dosage and single-vineyard bottlings.
Fermentations occur in stainless steel, and then, depending on the wine, the juice is aged in used barrels from Meursault. As proud members of the Vignerons Independants de France, their entire production is made from family-owned vineyards. Additionally, Stephane does not use reserve wine for any of the non-vintage cuvees.
