Champagne
At the heart of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, in the Côte des Blancs, Champagne Delamotte stands as one of the oldest and most respected Champagne houses dedicated to Chardonnay. Founded in 1760, Delamotte has built its identity around the precise expression of Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Champagne and the chalk-rich terroirs of the Côte des Blancs.
Located alongside its sisterhouse Salon, Delamotte shares not only infrastructure but also a common understanding of Chardonnay from Champagne limestone soils. The village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger forms the structural heart of Champagne Delamotte, producing wines defined by tension, salinity and longevity.
The deep chalk soils of this Grand Cru village play a defining role in the identity of Delamotte Blanc de Blancs Champagne. These limestone-rich soils naturally regulate water and temperature, preserving acidity while allowing slow and balanced ripening. The result is a style marked by purity, precision and mineral persistence.
To complement the structure of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Delamotte also sources Chardonnay from neighbouring Grand Cru villages across the Côte des Blancs, including Avize, Oger and Cramant, building layered and harmonious blends while maintaining the signature freshness and chalk-driven profile.
At Champagne Delamotte, work in the vineyard follows a pragmatic and respectful approach, aligned with the broader movement toward sustainable Champagne viticulture. The objective remains consistent: preserve the clarity of fruit required to express Chardonnay without excess weight or intervention.
Vinifications take place primarily in stainless steel tanks to maintain freshness, tension and terroir transparency, while reserve wines bring additional depth and continuity to the blends. Extended lees ageing, around three years for non-vintage cuvées and significantly longer for vintage wines, gives the Champagnes their characteristic texture and precision.
The wines combine immediate elegance with remarkable ageing capacity, evolving beautifully over ten to twenty years while preserving their freshness and linear structure.
Founded in Reims in 1760 by François Delamotte, Champagne Delamotte is one of the oldest Champagne houses still active today. In 1927, the maison entered a new chapter when Marie-Louise de Nonancourt revived Delamotte in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. The destiny of the house became permanently intertwined with that of Salon in 1988, when Bernard de Nonancourt integrated both maisons into the Laurent-Perrier group.
