The estate
Four generations on one limestone hill.
Calcaire has belonged to the same family since the first galleries were cut in 1897. The hill has not changed much since; the way we listen to it has.
1897
first vintage laid down in the galleries
14 ha
of vines around the cellar
4
limestone soils, four wines
11
people on the estate team
01 — Our story
A hill, a cellar and a family that stayed.
1897
The galleries are cut by hand into the limestone and the first vintage is laid down.
1932
The walled vineyard is replanted with Pinot Noir and takes the name Clos des Lanternes.
1978
The north slope is planted with Gamay, against the advice of every neighbour.
2004
The fourth generation takes over and the whole estate is farmed organically.
2019
First vintage of Galerie 62, which rests four years on its lees before release.
02 — The vineyards
Four soils, four wines.
Craie Haute
3.2 ha · South-east · White chalk
Chardonnay
Clos des Lanternes
2.6 ha · South · Scree and red clay
Pinot Noir
Coteau Nord
4.1 ha · North · Marl
Gamay
The terraces
4.1 ha · South-west · Limestone terraces
Rosé and Chenin
03 — How we work
Slow by choice.
Organic since 2004
No synthetic treatments, cover crops between the rows and sheep in winter.
Everything by hand
Pruning, picking and sorting are done by the same team, row after row, year after year.
Nothing before its time
Each wine rests at least two years in the gallery and is released only when it is ready.
04 — The people
The people behind the bottles.
MR
Mathilde Roux
Estate director
Fourth generation. Grew up between the rows and came back after ten years abroad to run the estate.
AV
Arnaud Vellard
Cellar master
Has looked after the galleries since 2006 and tastes every barrel once a month.
HM
Hélène Marchal
Vineyard manager
Leads the team of eleven and decides, row by row, when the harvest begins.
ID
Inès Dumont
Hospitality & tastings
Hosts every visit and knows which niche holds which vintage.
See the hill for yourself.
Walk the four soils with us, then come down to the gallery and taste them side by side.