An interesting part of seeing this next generation take over, is how they take the past and blend it into the future. Some producers left most of their family traditions behind while some are making small but significant changes. Gaspard Brochet seems to be doing a bit of both. Gaspard grew up in wine but worked in graphic design before returning home in 2013. In 2017 he started his own label and in 2019 he took over the full 3.18 ha of the family estate. In 2022, all of the wines will be under the Gaspard label.

Although he will completely change the labels, the history of champagne is still going to be an important part of production. One of his vineyards has never been farmed with fertilizers or herbicides. Some of the methods in the vineyard and cellar are completely hands off, something that naturally came from early viticulture in Champagne due to the lack of modern equipment and viticulture tools. When you visit, you truly feel a connection to Champagne and specifically the village of Eceuil. When you taste the wines, they are unlike any champagne you have tasted before. Full of length, depth and precision and a quality that runs throughout the range that makes each wine compelling and able to be recognized as his.

It seems that good winemaking runs in the family. Emmanuel Brochet is his uncle. This makes sense when you learn about the vineyard holdings. The vineyards are spread throughout Ecueil, Sacy, and Villers aux Nodes. All of the vines are plowed in the winter, have natural grasses and vegetation, and he makes his own fertilizer out of different fungi and natural materials to promote microbial life during the dormant months.