Champagne Du Goupil Le Vie en Rose

Champagne du Goupil History Champagne du Goupil is the brainchild of Anne-Sophie Hennique, a former executive at Champagne Salon and Champagne Delamotte. Originally from Versailles, Anne-Sophie studied literature at the Sorbonne, published her first novel in 2022, and has lived in Champagne for ten years. Now, together with her partner, Gaëtan Gillet, she is launching their own exclusive champagne brand, Champagne du Goupil. An exclusive, small-production champagne. With its fox mascot, or goupil, the brand originated from a playful fable about a certain Monsieur Fox who traveled from Versailles to Champagne in search of the most fantastic bubbles. The wily connoisseur selected the finest vines, harvested his fruit, and decided never to leave Champagne again. Location of Champagne du Goupil Du Goupil is located in Avize, in the heart of the Côte des Blancs, and Anne-Sophie produces only one exclusive Grand Cru Champagne: Champagne du Goupil, a vintage Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru. The cuvée is made exclusively from Grand Cru Chardonnay, aged for 10 years, 40% of which in oak. Production is extremely low. The 2013 is the very first edition and has two versions. The first was released in 2024, and this version has been bottle-aged for an additional year and will not be released until late spring 2025. This latest release has even more beautiful, integrated brioche notes. This is a superb champagne that keeps on giving. 2013 Champagne year for du Goupil Due to the long aging period that vintage Champagne typically requires, it's still too early to fully assess the more recent vintages. However, according to Robert Parker, the 2014, 2013, and 2012 vintages have already proven to be excellent