Why it matters
The producer
The Mandois family’s Champagne history reaches Jean Mandois in 1735. In 1905, the house moved to Pierry, where Victor-Auguste Mandois installed a press and cellar.
Claude Mandois is the ninth generation managing the house. He expanded the family vineyards from 30 to 37 hectares. In the early 2000s, he shifted the vineyard program toward ecological methods. Trials in Clos Mandois include cover crops, mechanical tillage, organic treatments and natural fertilisers, with practices adapted plot by plot. Organic certification began with 23 hectares nearest Pierry in 2020.
Place and vineyards
Where the wines begin
Individual Chardonnay plots rooted in Champagne’s chalk soils supply the Blanc de Blancs collection. The 2021 Blanc de Blancs draws from seven villages: Vertus, Chouilly, Pierry, Monthelon, Beaunay, Épernay and Moussy.
Wines to know
The range in view
The range places two multi-year Origine blends, Brut Origine and Rosé Origine, alongside the Chardonnay-only 2021 Blanc de Blancs.
Brut Origine combines 40% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir and 30% Pinot Meunier. Its 2022 base is supplemented by wines from 2021, 2020 and 2019. Fermentation and maturation take place 90% in stainless steel and 10% in oak, followed by more than three years on lees; dosage is 7 g/l. White fruit, peach and apricot open the nose, while aeration brings honey and toasted-hazelnut notes. The palate begins fresh, then becomes full-bodied and luscious with fruit and pastry aromas.