OUR STORY
close-knit family, two brothers sharing a common vision and then passing on their
values to the next generation, all this and more makes up the story of Champagne Huré-Fréres: started just over 50 years ago and still very much a family business.Today Raoul Huré and his two sons, Francois and Pierre invite you to discover their maison at Ludes in the Montagne de Reims.
What we believe in : Champagne is a patchwork quilt of different terroirs with each Village, each slope and eachplot of land offering its own unique aromatic profile.
Everything we do is designed not only to respect these differences but to express them as much as possible.
When it comes to our Winemaking we select only the finest grapes so as to make champagnes that are complex and elegant: a living reflection, in fact, of the soil from which they are born.
Different yet unique, our champagnes are waiting to be discovered by lovers of fine Wine everywhere
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1951
Vinegrower
1978
Œnology
CHAMPAGNE HURÉ-FRÈRES
1985
Viticulture
THE PEOPLE
2008
ANSELME
2010
LOUIS
2015
ÉLIE
CHAMPAGNE GEORGES HURÉ
FRANÇOIS
PIERRE
RAOUL
He’s always been around the vineyard and the winery since he was just a little boy. After graduating from the winemaking course (National Diploma of Enology) in Burgundy, he decides to practice first in Burgundy for Domaine De Montille and Hospices de Beaune,then in Rhone Valley for M. Chapoutier.
After a few years in France, he was very interested to discover New World Wines, and went to work for Coldstream Hills Winery in Australia and Pegasus Bay Winery in New Zealand.
FRANÇOIS HURÉ
1978
He came back in Champagne to work for the family business in 2005,and took over with his dad in 2008.
He’s very precise in his winemaking approach and loves his champagne to reflect the origin of the fruit, he’s always looking for the good balance and the freshness in his wines.
Pierre has always been passionated by the plant especially vine. After graduating of Viticulture and oenology in Beaune, he completed his scholarship with an engineering course in viticulture in the Rhone Valley. He decided to take over the family estate joining his brother in 2013, after working in several places in France and New Zealand:
PIERRE HURÉ
1985
-FREDON Bourgogne in Beaune (Burgundy)
-Domaine d'Ardhuy in Corgoloin (Burgundy)
-Domaine Barge in Ampuis (North Rhone Valley)
-Seresin estate in Marlborough (New Zealand)
His aim is simple, but although hard to achieve: to obtain a balanced vineyard development, the only way according to him, to have balanced wine, which are representative of the original terroir .
He's from the beginning the Vine grower (vigneron) from Huré Frères. His skills and his precise observation in the vineyard are the keys of the soil and environment respect he always looks to promote.
RAOUL
HURÉ
1951
Nobody knows the Huré Frères terroir as he does and his open minded spirit is definitely a major advantage for the new generation to obtain the best of each block.
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RESPECT FOR
THE EARTH
Aware of the environmental footprint we leave, when producing a premium Champagne, we have chosen to make use of environmentally sustainable farming practices. We feel that there are three main areas of importance, namely: the terroir, the surrounding vegetation / plant life and the varying climatic conditions.
These methods help to maintain the quality of the soil andencourage the growth of Vines that produce healthy, ripe and balanced grapes, which are crucial to producing our high-quality champagne.
- Use of organic composts
- Minimal tillage of the soil
- Maintenance of natural groundcover
- Careful pruning, and pruning method adapted to each Vine
- Constant and meticulous observation on our vines
- Meticulous thinning of the plants and canopy management
THE TERROIRS
THE VINIFICATION
We liken our winemaking to that of a river. It starts upstream in the vineyards and flows downstream into the cellar.Our winemaking is a continuous flow of processes and procedures. Another important factor that we take into consideration of is the preservation of the various 'grape personalities'.
Over time, we find them to be rich, balanced and fruity. By means of environmentally sustainable farming practices, the grapes are given the opportunity to express their various personalities and reach their full dynamism within a relatively short period of time.
It is these personalities that are nurtured by
our team, to produce a high quality Champagne, clearly evident in the colour, on the nose and on the pallet.
"For Us each year is a new year".
Quantities may vary from year to year, which is dependant on a number of factors. For us, being able to adapt according to the vintage is vital and picking depends on the maturity of the grapes from the various villages and blocks. Our desire to produce champagnes with character drives us to vinify each village, each varietal and each parcel (where the size of the parcels allow it) separately. Making distinctive wines from a wide variety of terroirs is, in our opinion, fundamental to guaranteeing the regularity, finesse and precision of our blends.
The regularity and continuity of our blends can also be attributed to our reserve Wines. Since we began to make wine, we’ve continuously maintained our stock of these reserve wines, which are the « memory of the winery ». These reserves, stored in oak vats and in tanks, are blended with the wines from each harvest using the solera process. We use this process primarily for our reserve blend “’Invitation”. The aging of our champagnes on the lees (or yeast sediment) in our cellars allows them to mature before they’re sold.
"WE ARE PRECISE, RIGOROUS AND RESPECTFUL OF OUR TERROIRS"
Both the number of years for which the bottles are aged on the lees and the conditions in which they’re kept influence the quality of our wines. We do our best to adapt the aging of each blend according to its potential, ensuring that your champagne will always be ready to drink when you buy it. As such, the Brut Réserve “Invitation” will age for on average three years, while the Sélection“Instantanée” will stay in the cellars for six.
WINES
INVITATION
INSTANTANÉE
INATTENDUE
TERRE NATALE
INSOUCIANCE
MÉMOIRE
INVITATION
Cuvée de Réserve
Terroirs :
- Grapes from the Montagne de Reims, namely Ludes and Villedommange
- Vitriat, namely Vavray Grand.
To ensure year-on-year consistency, we safe-keep ‘library stock’, in order to retain the ‘principle of the Solera’.
As this Champagne is considered our introductory Champagne, it is deemed an ‘invitation’, exuding freshness and conviviality for the senses.
Blend : 20% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot noir and 40% Pinot meunier
Reserve wine usage : 25-40% of previous years
Aging : 30 to 36 months on lees
Liquor d'expedition : 6g (of sugar)
Tasting Note : Rich in ripe fruit aromas, cherry plums and a hint of toasted bread.
Balanced, flexible and charming.
This Champagne is perfectly served as an aperitif, enjoyed with friends.
INATTENDUE
Cuvée Blancs de Blanc
Terroirs :
Comprised entirely of Chardonnay grapes which come from Ludes and Rilly La Montagne.
The name is deprived from the surprising ageing potential and robust aromas that the grapes from this area offer.
This Cuvee has matured for 4-5 years in our cellar.
Blend : 100% Chardonnay
Aging : 4 to 5 years on lees
Liquor d'expedition : 2 to 5g (of sugar)
Tasting Note : On the nose, you experience a lovely, fresh aroma of Hawthorn lemon
notes. The mouth is creamy, full-body, giving it a balanced finish, ending on a fresh note.
Characteristically charming and delicate, this Champagne can be enjoyed as an aperitif or with a fish dish.
INSOUCIANCE
Cuvée rosée
This Rosé is a blend that has originated from the Chardonnay-influenced, The Invitation.
Terroir :
The red varietals, namely Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier come from old vines situated in Ludes.
Blend : 25% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot noir, 35% Pinot meunier
Aging : 18 month on lees
Liquor d'expedition : 6g (of sugar)
Tasting note : Fresh citrus and hints of red fruits. The mouth is fresh, light and delicate.
Appealing as an aperitif, this Champagne shows itself well, when served with bitter chocolate and candied grapefruit peel.
INSTANTANÉE
Cuvée Sélection Millésimée
This cuvée is a vintage champagne that we make every year in order to take a “photo” of that year. It showcases the unique character of the year, as well as the work of the winegrower and winemaker.
Terroir
Blended from the three champagne varietals grown in Ludes, Villedommange, Rilly La Montagne and Brouillet, this cuvée ages six years in our cellars.
Blend : 35% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir, 30% Pinot Meunier
Aging : 6 years on lees
Liquor d’expedition : 2 to 5g per litre (of sugar)
Tasting Note : A fine nose with yellow fruits exuding citrus notes. The mouth is balanced and rich with a long finish.
The wine is a combination of elegance and wealth, and is ideal for those who love champagne and gastronomy.
TERRE NATALE
Terroir :
Only made in great vintages, from old vines (Massale Selection) coming from Ludes. Most of the vines are more than 40 years old.
Blend :
40% Chardonnay - Lieu dit : Les Sentiers (planting year 1974)
35% Pinot noir - Lieu dit : Les chemins d’amis (planting year 1979)
25% Pinot Meunier - Lieu dit : La grosse pierre (planting year : 1963)
Aging : minimum 10 years on lees
Millésime : 2008
Liquor d'expedition : 2.5g (of sugar)
Tasting note : Fully matured favours on the nose, dry fruit, nuts and peach aromas. The mouth is very rich, long and persistant with a bright and fresh finish.
This full bodied champagne is perfect to match a nice dinner with good friends. We recommand to decant it so the wine express more flavours.
MÉMOIRE
Extra Brut
A wine with a quirky story, Memoire is blended using the solera method, comprising 30 reserve vintages and a year’s maturation in foudre (big oak barrel). This ultimate champagne gives testimony to the years of family ‘savoir faire’. A true snapshot of the domain, this cuvee is blended from all of our ‘terroirs’, with each variety present in the percentage that it is grown.
Blend :
•10 % Chardonnay - Montagne de Reims and Vitryat
• 45 % Pinot Meunier - Montagne de Reims
• 45 % Pinot Noir - Montagne de Reims.
Solera began 1982
Aging : In foudre (45 hL oak barrel)
Liquor d'expedition : Extra brut 2g/l ( of sugar)
Tasting notes : This wine has an intense nose of fresh nut and Mirabelle, yet retains a lively citrus freshness.The length and purity on the palate reveals the potential of the champenois terroirs to develop after many years of maturation.
A wine for gastronomy, it will marry perfectly with fish or even thin escalopes of veal.
4 éléments
CHARDONNAY
Precise, faithful and uncompromising view of our "lieux-dits", vintage after vintage, the 4 Elements range shows the strong identities of some parcels.
Élément 1 :
The Parcel : Les Blanches Voies (Rilly-La-Montagne) Very chalky soil and south exposure.
Élément 2 :
The Variety : 100% Chardonnay
Élément 3 :
The Year : pure vintage.
Élément 4 :
The Vinification : 600L barrel fermented and aged. No malo-lactic fermentation. Bottled on cork.
4 éléments
PINOT MEUNIER
Precise, faithful and uncompromising view of our "lieux-dits", vintage after vintage, the 4 Elements range shows the strong identities of some parcels.
Élément 1 :
The Parcel : La Grosse Pierre (Ludes) Very fine layer of clay directly on chalk.
Élément 2 :
The Variety : 100% Meunier.
Élément 3 :
The Year : pure vintage.
Élément 4 :
The Vinification : 600L barrel fermented and aged. No malo-lactic fermentation. Bottled on cork.
4 éléments
PINOT NOIR
Precise, faithful and uncompromising view of our "lieux-dits", vintage after vintage, the 4 Elements range shows the strong identities of some parcels.
Élément 1 :
The Parcel : La Perthe (Ludes) Clay and sandy soil on limestone bedrock..
Élément 2 :
The Variety : 100% Pinot Noir.
Élément 3 :
The Year : pure vintage.
Élément 4 :
The Vinification : 600L barrel fermented and aged. No malo-lactic fermentation. Bottled on cork.
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2, Impasse Carnot 51500 Ludes
FRANCE
CONTACT FORM
NEWS
1951-2007
The administrative
JEAN-MARIE
1911-2001
GEORGES
1978
Vinegrower
MATTHIEU
1918-2012
JEANNE
1947
Œnology
MARC
LUDES 1ER CRU
Located east of the Montagne de Reims, this is Where you will find the majority of our Vineyards. It is comprised of predominantly calcareous clay soil of the secondary period (cretaceous). Traces of cuisien soil is located closer to the foot of the hill.
The wines produced from this village possess elegance and finesse, and have proven to age well.
VILLEDOMMANGE 1ER CRU
Located west of the Montagne de Reims, Villedommange is rich in soils of the tertiary period. This soil is comprised of graveluches (a mix of limestone and clay) and sand. At the top of the hill, the soils are more clayey; chalk is still present, but at a greater depth. This specific terroir provides us with consistently well-balanced
grapes that yield charming wines with roundness and aromas of yellow-fleshed fruits. We find these grapes ideal for NV crus.
BROUILLET ET SERZY ET PRIN
Located in the Ardre Valley these three terroirs are situated closely together. As the valley possesses a slightly cooler climate than the aforementioned Vineyards and therefore ripen later, we are able to harvest Ludes and Villedommange at optimal
maturity and these vineyards after. Like Villedommange, this soil is also of the tertiary period, and likewise made up of clay and sand with chalk beneath. The wines produced from this valley reflect a unique freshness, and carry the distinct aromas of peach, pear and citrus.
VAVRAY LE GRAND
Our most southern vineyard (in the Vitriat) is also the youngest, established in the 1990's. Set on a hard chalk vein from the secondary period, the weak soils of this vineyard are ideal for growing chardonnay. Wines from Vavray are characterised by marked minerality, and are fresh and well-balanced with robust full aromas.
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