ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Champagne Elea

​In 1991, David & Emmanuelle Herblin began cultivating vineyards on clay-limestone slopes overlooking the left bank of the Marne. After David’s tragic tractor accident in 2014, local growers helped Emmanuelle finish the season, and that spirit of collaboration still defines the cuvée “Les Coquelicots de Cerseuil”. Emmanuelle is now aided by her husband, Cédric Moussé. ELEA is named after the women of the family: Emmanuelle, and her daughters Eva, Lily, & Analéa

In 1971 an elite group of 12 growers banded together to highlight the superior quality of the best grower-champagnes, a new concept at the time in a market controlled by the Grandes Marques. Today the group has expanded to 25 growers but the rules for entry are as stringent as ever, starting with the requirement that 100% of a domaine’s production be made from estate-grown fruit. The artisan winegrowers in the Club embody the excellence and diversity of the Champagne vineyards, spread across the finest crus and most iconic terroirs.