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Maxime Oudiette joined his parents' Beaunay estate in 2012. Prior, Maxime spent time working with the iconic Anselme Selosse. He wanted to take what he had learned and develop his own philosophy for winemaking and viticulture. The main focus for Maxime is in the vineyard: creating a symbiotic ecosystem between the vines and the soil, for better wines that represent a sense of place. Focusing on organic and biodynamic diversity, vitiforestry, and permaculture helps the vines be more self-sufficient in adapting to climate change. After years of crafting his philosophy, Maxime established his own label, Maxime Oudiette in 2018.

His work in the vineyards has been focused on creating a sustainable, diverse ecosystem where the vines can thrive and produce a clear sense of place. The clay and chalk soils generate both freshness and texture, the latter aided by barrel fermentations as well. Within the vineyard, Chardonnay makes up almost the entirety, with a few old-vine Meunier plantings. He typically adds about 2% Meunier to his rosé, the whole berries added to the Chardonnay near the end of fermentation, creating a beautifully delicate florality to the wine. Les Gras d'Huile is entirely Chardonnay – long, complex and age-worthy.

Since 2021, the wines are certified organic. The vineyards are in the same village of Beaunay in the commune of Celles-Les-Conde. The subsoil in Beaunay is mainly white chalk, from the sedimentation of coccoliths during the Upper Campanian era.

His wines are transformative. They have incredible texture, length, and when taking a sip of the Gras d’Huile, you can’t help but think about the wine's longevity. The rosé is singular as well: delicate, aromatic, floral, with the texture and minerality of Chardonnay. The care he puts into his vineyards shows. They are full of life and bountiful with natural grasses. In the cellar every step is done by hand. After visiting with him this September, we were happy to learn he will be expanding his barrel collection to add some more wines to the lineup!

Maxime is the Selosse pupil you haven't heard about, as he's humbly crafting microscopic amounts of two stellar cuvées from Beaunay, a quiet village in the Côte des Blancs.

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NV HSS Les Hautes Sources Souris Blanc de Noirs, Champagne

NV Oudiette, HSS Les Hautes Sources Souris Blanc de Noirs, Champagne [2019 Base]

ASSEMBLAGE 100% Pinot Noir. Base 2020 (72%) with 2018 & 2019 from the perpetual reserve

VINEYARD Les Hautes Sources Souris, Beaunay; South-facing, great bidiversity. 54 hL/ha yield

SOIL Brown Clay topsoil above Limestone. Two springs beneath the subsoil. cooling the plot

VINE AGE Planted in 1990

FERMENTATION Pressed directly to 228L barrels; aged within those same barrels on natural lees for 11 months without racking. Malo-lactic conversion allowed.

AGING Aged in bottle on the lees for 35 months prior to disgorgement.

BOTTLES PRODUCED 2022 Vintage: 1500 bottles; 2021 Vintage::1590; 2020 Vintage: 898

Critic Reviews

The Wine Advocate

Wine AdvocateWA

94

From a 0.16-hectare, south-facing site planted to Pinot Noir in 1990—characterized by deep, clay-laden soils interlaced with silex over chalk bedrock—Oudiette’s 2020-vintage-based NV Les Hautes Sources Souris (complemented by 28% reserve wines from 2019 and 2018) was disgorged in September 2023 without dosage. The wine ascends from the glass with aromas of nashi pear, grapefruit and spring flowers mingling with freshly baked bread. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied, only slightly more ample and muscular in contrast to Les Gras d’Huile, with a crisp core of fruit, racy acidity and a saline-tinged, persistent finish of great precision.

NV Oudiette, HSS Les Hautes Sources Souris Blanc de Noirs, Champagne [2021 Base}

ASSEMBLAGE 100% Pinot Noir. Base 2020 (72%) with 2018 & 2019 from the perpetual reserve

VINEYARD Les Hautes Sources Souris, Beaunay; South-facing, great bidiversity. 54 hL/ha yield

SOIL Brown Clay topsoil above Limestone. Two springs beneath the subsoil. cooling the plot

VINE AGE Planted in 1990

FERMENTATION Pressed directly to 228L barrels; aged within those same barrels on natural lees for 11 months without racking. Malo-lactic conversion allowed.

AGING Aged in bottle on the lees for 35 months prior to disgorgement.

BOTTLES PRODUCED 2022 Vintage: 1500 bottles; 2021 Vintage::1590; 2020 Vintage: 898

Critic Reviews

The Wine Advocate

Wine AdvocateWA

94

From a 0.16-hectare, south-facing site planted to Pinot Noir in 1990—characterized by deep, clay-laden soils interlaced with silex over chalk bedrock—Oudiette’s 2020-vintage-based NV Les Hautes Sources Souris (complemented by 28% reserve wines from 2019 and 2018) was disgorged in September 2023 without dosage. The wine ascends from the glass with aromas of nashi pear, grapefruit and spring flowers mingling with freshly baked bread. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied, only slightly more ample and muscular in contrast to Les Gras d’Huile, with a crisp core of fruit, racy acidity and a saline-tinged, persistent finish of great precision.

NV Oudiette, HSS Les Hautes Sources Souris Blanc de Noirs, Champagne 1.5L [2021 Base}

ASSEMBLAGE 100% Pinot Noir. Base 2020 (72%) with 2018 & 2019 from the perpetual reserve

VINEYARD Les Hautes Sources Souris, Beaunay; South-facing, great bidiversity. 54 hL/ha yield

SOIL Brown Clay topsoil above Limestone. Two springs beneath the subsoil. cooling the plot

VINE AGE Planted in 1990

FERMENTATION Pressed directly to 228L barrels; aged within those same barrels on natural lees for 11 months without racking. Malo-lactic conversion allowed.

AGING Aged in bottle on the lees for 35 months prior to disgorgement.

BOTTLES PRODUCED 2022 Vintage: 1500 bottles; 2021 Vintage::1590; 2020 Vintage: 898

Critic Reviews

The Wine Advocate

Wine AdvocateWA

94

From a 0.16-hectare, south-facing site planted to Pinot Noir in 1990—characterized by deep, clay-laden soils interlaced with silex over chalk bedrock—Oudiette’s 2020-vintage-based NV Les Hautes Sources Souris (complemented by 28% reserve wines from 2019 and 2018) was disgorged in September 2023 without dosage. The wine ascends from the glass with aromas of nashi pear, grapefruit and spring flowers mingling with freshly baked bread. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied, only slightly more ample and muscular in contrast to Les Gras d’Huile, with a crisp core of fruit, racy acidity and a saline-tinged, persistent finish of great precision.

NV Oudiette, HSS Les Hautes Sources Souris Blanc de Noirs, Champagne [2022 Base}

ASSEMBLAGE 100% Pinot Noir. Base 2020 (72%) with 2018 & 2019 from the perpetual reserve

VINEYARD Les Hautes Sources Souris, Beaunay; South-facing, great bidiversity. 54 hL/ha yield

SOIL Brown Clay topsoil above Limestone. Two springs beneath the subsoil. cooling the plot

VINE AGE Planted in 1990

FERMENTATION Pressed directly to 228L barrels; aged within those same barrels on natural lees for 11 months without racking. Malo-lactic conversion allowed.

AGING Aged in bottle on the lees for 35 months prior to disgorgement.

BOTTLES PRODUCED 2022 Vintage: 1500 bottles; 2021 Vintage::1590; 2020 Vintage: 898

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Critic Reviews

The Wine Advocate

Wine AdvocateWA

94

From a 0.16-hectare, south-facing site planted to Pinot Noir in 1990—characterized by deep, clay-laden soils interlaced with silex over chalk bedrock—Oudiette’s 2020-vintage-based NV Les Hautes Sources Souris (complemented by 28% reserve wines from 2019 and 2018) was disgorged in September 2023 without dosage. The wine ascends from the glass with aromas of nashi pear, grapefruit and spring flowers mingling with freshly baked bread. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied, only slightly more ample and muscular in contrast to Les Gras d’Huile, with a crisp core of fruit, racy acidity and a saline-tinged, persistent finish of great precision.

LGH Les Gras d'Huile Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

NV Oudiette, LGH Les Gras d'Huile Blanc de Blancs, Champagne [2020 Base}

ASSEMBLAGE 100% Chardonnay, 74% from 2020 vintage with perpetual reserve (2015-2019) comprising the balance.

THE VINEYARD Les Gras d’Huile, Beaunay - great biodiversity and natural edible vegetation.

SOIL Lignite-rich clay topsoil above chalk & marl subsoil; the clay in this parcel will form a crust which prevents water evaporation.

VINE AGE Planted in 1993

FERMENTATION Direct-pressed to 228L barrels (François Frère oak barrels from the forests of central France, an average of 4 years of age), where it will age for 11 months on the natural lees without racking. Malo-lactic conversion allowed.

AGING Aged sur-lie in bottle for 35 months.

BOTTLES PRODUCED 2022: 3325; 2021 Vintage: 2562; 2020 Vintage: 1049

No sulfites are used during harvest or bottling. Settling is done by overflow, no fining or filtration.

Critic Reviews

The Wine Advocate

Wine AdvocateWA

93

Based on the 2020 vintage and complemented by 26% reserve wines maintained as a perpetual cuvée established in 2015, Oudiette’s NV Blanc de Blancs Les Gras d’Huile—disgorged in September 2023 without dosage—unfurls from the glass with aromas of Granny Smith apple, lemon zest, gooseberry and spring blossoms and a hint of peeled almonds. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied and aromatically expressive yet structurally taut, displaying brisk acidity, palpable tension and a pillowy mousse before concluding with a saline finish. As ever, the wine hails from a one-hectare, south-facing parcel of clay-rich soils, planted to Chardonnay between 1993 and 2004.

NV Oudiette, LGH Les Gras d'Huile Blanc de Blancs, Champagne 1.5L [2021 Base}

ASSEMBLAGE 100% Chardonnay, 74% from 2020 vintage with perpetual reserve (2015-2019) comprising the balance.

THE VINEYARD Les Gras d’Huile, Beaunay - great biodiversity and natural edible vegetation.

SOIL Lignite-rich clay topsoil above chalk & marl subsoil; the clay in this parcel will form a crust which prevents water evaporation.

VINE AGE Planted in 1993

FERMENTATION Direct-pressed to 228L barrels (François Frère oak barrels from the forests of central France, an average of 4 years of age), where it will age for 11 months on the natural lees without racking. Malo-lactic conversion allowed.

AGING Aged sur-lie in bottle for 35 months.

BOTTLES PRODUCED 2022: 3325; 2021 Vintage: 2562; 2020 Vintage: 1049

No sulfites are used during harvest or bottling. Settling is done by overflow, no fining or filtration.

Critic Reviews

The Wine Advocate

Wine AdvocateWA

93

Based on the 2020 vintage and complemented by 26% reserve wines maintained as a perpetual cuvée established in 2015, Oudiette’s NV Blanc de Blancs Les Gras d’Huile—disgorged in September 2023 without dosage—unfurls from the glass with aromas of Granny Smith apple, lemon zest, gooseberry and spring blossoms and a hint of peeled almonds. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied and aromatically expressive yet structurally taut, displaying brisk acidity, palpable tension and a pillowy mousse before concluding with a saline finish. As ever, the wine hails from a one-hectare, south-facing parcel of clay-rich soils, planted to Chardonnay between 1993 and 2004.

NV Oudiette, LGH Les Gras d'Huile Blanc de Blancs, Champagne [2022 Base}

ASSEMBLAGE 100% Chardonnay, 74% from 2020 vintage with perpetual reserve (2015-2019) comprising the balance.

THE VINEYARD Les Gras d’Huile, Beaunay - great biodiversity and natural edible vegetation.

SOIL Lignite-rich clay topsoil above chalk & marl subsoil; the clay in this parcel will form a crust which prevents water evaporation.

VINE AGE Planted in 1993

FERMENTATION Direct-pressed to 228L barrels (François Frère oak barrels from the forests of central France, an average of 4 years of age), where it will age for 11 months on the natural lees without racking. Malo-lactic conversion allowed.

AGING Aged sur-lie in bottle for 35 months.

BOTTLES PRODUCED 2022: 3325; 2021 Vintage: 2562; 2020 Vintage: 1049

No sulfites are used during harvest or bottling. Settling is done by overflow, no fining or filtration.

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Critic Reviews

The Wine Advocate

Wine AdvocateWA

93

Based on the 2020 vintage and complemented by 26% reserve wines maintained as a perpetual cuvée established in 2015, Oudiette’s NV Blanc de Blancs Les Gras d’Huile—disgorged in September 2023 without dosage—unfurls from the glass with aromas of Granny Smith apple, lemon zest, gooseberry and spring blossoms and a hint of peeled almonds. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied and aromatically expressive yet structurally taut, displaying brisk acidity, palpable tension and a pillowy mousse before concluding with a saline finish. As ever, the wine hails from a one-hectare, south-facing parcel of clay-rich soils, planted to Chardonnay between 1993 and 2004.

Rose d'Infusion, Champagne

2020 Oudiette, Rose d'Infusion, Champagne

ASSEMBLAGE 98% Chardonnay, 2% Pinot Noir/p>

VINEYARD Les Gras d'Huile & Les Barabannes

SOIL Brown Clay topsoil and Limestone. Two rivers beneath the subsoil. cooling the plot

VINE AGE Planted in 1990

FERMENTATION Pressed directly to and vinified in 228L barrels; aged on lees for 11 months. Topped up occasionally, no racking. No Malo-lactic conversion.

AGING 24 months on lees in the cellar and 6 months aging after disgorgement. Disgorged September, 2023 and finished with zero dosage.

BOTTLES PRODUCED 1762

2022 Oudiette, Rose d'Infusion, Champagne

ASSEMBLAGE 98% Chardonnay, 2% Pinot Noir/p>

VINEYARD Les Gras d'Huile & Les Barabannes

SOIL Brown Clay topsoil and Limestone. Two rivers beneath the subsoil. cooling the plot

VINE AGE Planted in 1990

FERMENTATION Pressed directly to and vinified in 228L barrels; aged on lees for 11 months. Topped up occasionally, no racking. No Malo-lactic conversion.

AGING Aged in bottle on the lees for 35 months prior to disgorgement.

BOTTLES PRODUCED 2022 Vintage: 1008; 2020 Vintage: 1762

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Coteaux Champenois HSS Les Hautes Sources Souris

2022 Oudiette, Coteaux Champenois HSS Les Hautes Sources Souris

ASSEMBLAGE 100% Pinot Noir

VINEYARD Les Hautes Sources Souris in Beaunay; great biodiversity, a colder vineyard than Oudiette's others.

SOIL Humus & clay above limestone - very fertile soil.

VINE AGE Planted in 1990

FERMENTATION 5 days' cold maceration followed by 13 days of warm maceration. 20% of the seeds were removed and 10% of the ripe stems retained..

AGING Aged 11 months in 228L oak barrels on the natural lees. Bottled in December 2023.

BOTTLES PRODUCED 960

LCT Les Caourdets Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, Champagne

NV Oudiette, LCT Les Caourdets Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, Champagne [2021 Base}

ASSEMBLAGE 100% Chardonnay (2021 Vintage)

THE VINEYARD Les Gras d’Huile, Beaunay - great biodiversity and natural edible vegetation. 69 hL/ha yield.

SOILFossiliferous limestone clay - iron oxide streaks; strong presence of fossilized Gryphaea.

VINE AGE Planted in 1986

FERMENTATION Direct-pressed to 228L barrels (François Frère oak barrels from the forests of central France, an average of 4 years of age), where it will age for 11 months on the natural lees without racking. Malo-lactic conversion allowed.

AGING Aged sur-lie in bottle for 35 months.

BOTTLES PRODUCED 2022 Vintage: 2702; 2021 Vintage: 2744

No sulfites are used during harvest or bottling. Settling is done by overflow, no fining or filtration.

NV Oudiette, LCT Les Caourdets Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, Champagne [2022 Base}

ASSEMBLAGE 100% Chardonnay (2021 Vintage)

THE VINEYARD Les Gras d’Huile, Beaunay - great biodiversity and natural edible vegetation. 69 hL/ha yield.

SOILFossiliferous limestone clay - iron oxide streaks; strong presence of fossilized Gryphaea.

VINE AGE Planted in 1986

FERMENTATION Direct-pressed to 228L barrels (François Frère oak barrels from the forests of central France, an average of 4 years of age), where it will age for 11 months on the natural lees without racking. Malo-lactic conversion allowed.

AGING Aged sur-lie in bottle for 35 months.

BOTTLES PRODUCED 2022 Vintage: 2702; 2021 Vintage: 2744

No sulfites are used during harvest or bottling. Settling is done by overflow, no fining or filtration.

NV Oudiette, LCT Les Caourdets Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, Champagne 1.5L [2021 Base}

ASSEMBLAGE 100% Chardonnay (2021 Vintage)

THE VINEYARD Les Gras d’Huile, Beaunay - great biodiversity and natural edible vegetation. 69 hL/ha yield.

SOILFossiliferous limestone clay - iron oxide streaks; strong presence of fossilized Gryphaea.

VINE AGE Planted in 1986

FERMENTATION Direct-pressed to 228L barrels (François Frère oak barrels from the forests of central France, an average of 4 years of age), where it will age for 11 months on the natural lees without racking. Malo-lactic conversion allowed.

AGING Aged sur-lie in bottle for 35 months.

BOTTLES PRODUCED 2022 Vintage: 2702; 2021 Vintage: 2744

No sulfites are used during harvest or bottling. Settling is done by overflow, no fining or filtration.

NV HSS Les Hautes Sources Souris Blanc de Noirs, Champagne

NV Oudiette, HSS Les Hautes Sources Souris Blanc de Noirs, Champagne [2020 Base}

ASSEMBLAGE 100% Pinot Noir. Base 2020 (72%) with 2018 & 2019 from the perpetual reserve

VINEYARD Les Hautes Sources Souris, Beaunay; South-facing, great bidiversity. 54 hL/ha yield

SOIL Brown Clay topsoil above Limestone. Two springs beneath the subsoil. cooling the plot

VINE AGE Planted in 1990

FERMENTATION Pressed directly to 228L barrels; aged within those same barrels on natural lees for 11 months without racking. Malo-lactic conversion allowed.

AGING Aged in bottle on the lees for 35 months prior to disgorgement.

BOTTLES PRODUCED 2022 Vintage: 1500 bottles; 2021 Vintage::1590; 2020 Vintage: 898

Critic Reviews

The Wine Advocate

Wine AdvocateWA

94

From a 0.16-hectare, south-facing site planted to Pinot Noir in 1990—characterized by deep, clay-laden soils interlaced with silex over chalk bedrock—Oudiette’s 2020-vintage-based NV Les Hautes Sources Souris (complemented by 28% reserve wines from 2019 and 2018) was disgorged in September 2023 without dosage. The wine ascends from the glass with aromas of nashi pear, grapefruit and spring flowers mingling with freshly baked bread. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied, only slightly more ample and muscular in contrast to Les Gras d’Huile, with a crisp core of fruit, racy acidity and a saline-tinged, persistent finish of great precision.

LGH Les Gras d'Huile Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

NV Oudiette, LGH Les Gras d'Huile Blanc de Blancs, Champagne [2019 Base}

ASSEMBLAGE 100% Chardonnay, 74% from 2020 vintage with perpetual reserve (2015-2019) comprising the balance.

THE VINEYARD Les Gras d’Huile, Beaunay - great biodiversity and natural edible vegetation.

SOIL Lignite-rich clay topsoil above chalk & marl subsoil; the clay in this parcel will form a crust which prevents water evaporation.

VINE AGE Planted in 1993

FERMENTATION Direct-pressed to 228L barrels (François Frère oak barrels from the forests of central France, an average of 4 years of age), where it will age for 11 months on the natural lees without racking. Malo-lactic conversion allowed.

AGING Aged sur-lie in bottle for 35 months.

BOTTLES PRODUCED 2022: 3325; 2021 Vintage: 2562; 2020 Vintage: 1049

No sulfites are used during harvest or bottling. Settling is done by overflow, no fining or filtration.

Critic Reviews

The Wine Advocate

Wine AdvocateWA

93

Based on the 2020 vintage and complemented by 26% reserve wines maintained as a perpetual cuvée established in 2015, Oudiette’s NV Blanc de Blancs Les Gras d’Huile—disgorged in September 2023 without dosage—unfurls from the glass with aromas of Granny Smith apple, lemon zest, gooseberry and spring blossoms and a hint of peeled almonds. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied and aromatically expressive yet structurally taut, displaying brisk acidity, palpable tension and a pillowy mousse before concluding with a saline finish. As ever, the wine hails from a one-hectare, south-facing parcel of clay-rich soils, planted to Chardonnay between 1993 and 2004.

Rose d'Infusion, Champagne

2018 Oudiette, Rose d'Infusion, Champagne

ASSEMBLAGE 98% Chardonnay 2% Pinot Meunier

THE VINEYARD Les Gras d’Huile, Les Cormonts

SOIL Les Gras d’Huile: Brown Clay topsoil and Chalk subsoil; Les Cormonts: limestone clay with hard chalk

VINE AGE Les Gras d’Huile-1993; Les Cormonts- 1964

FERMENTATION Whole hand-destemmed berries of Meunier are added to the Chardonnay must to finish fermentation towards the end of harvest

AGING 24 months in the cellar on the lees and 6 months aging after disgorgement. Disgorged July 2021

BOTTLES PRODUCED 584

No sulfites are used during harvest or bottling. Settling is done by overflow, no fining or filtration.

Critic Reviews

The Wine Advocate

Wine AdvocateWA

93

Maxime Oudiette's debut 2018 Extra-Brut Rosé d'Infusion was produced by a novel method: Pinot Meunier berries (from lieu-dit Les Cormonts), destemmed by hand, are introduced into a fermenting Chardonnay must (from lieu-dit Ges Gras d'guile) to infuse. The resulting wine—pale salmon pink in hue—is terrific, bursting with aromas of freshly baked bread, red berries, confit lemon and subtle hints of anise. Full-bodied, vinous and enveloping, it's fleshy and textural, with an ample core of fruit, lively acids and a long, expansive finish. Some 584 bottles were disgorged in July 2021 with only two grams per liter dosage.

NV Oudiette, Rose d'Infusion, Champagne [2019 Base]

ASSEMBLAGE 98% Chardonnay 2% Pinot Meunier

THE VINEYARD Les Gras d’Huile, Les Cormonts

SOIL Les Gras d’Huile: Brown Clay topsoil and Chalk subsoil; Les Cormonts: limestone clay with hard chalk

VINE AGE Les Gras d’Huile-1993; Les Cormonts- 1964

FERMENTATION Whole hand-destemmed berries of Meunier are added to the Chardonnay must to finish fermentation towards the end of harvest

AGING 24 months in the cellar on the lees and 6 months aging after disgorgement. Disgorged July 2021

BOTTLES PRODUCED 584

No sulfites are used during harvest or bottling. Settling is done by overflow, no fining or filtration.

Critic Reviews

The Wine Advocate

Wine AdvocateWA

93

Maxime Oudiette's debut 2018 Extra-Brut Rosé d'Infusion was produced by a novel method: Pinot Meunier berries (from lieu-dit Les Cormonts), destemmed by hand, are introduced into a fermenting Chardonnay must (from lieu-dit Ges Gras d'guile) to infuse. The resulting wine—pale salmon pink in hue—is terrific, bursting with aromas of freshly baked bread, red berries, confit lemon and subtle hints of anise. Full-bodied, vinous and enveloping, it's fleshy and textural, with an ample core of fruit, lively acids and a long, expansive finish. Some 584 bottles were disgorged in July 2021 with only two grams per liter dosage.