Average rating 4.9/5 stars across all Google and external reviews
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The Suenen family has been growing grapes in the Cramant area since the late 19th century, with winemaking beginning in the early 20th century. Aurélien's great-grandfather, Marcel, and his wife Simone, were the first to bottle and sell their own Blanc de Blancs under the Suenen name. Aurélien Suenen returned to the family estate after a career in professional basketball, taking over from his father in 2009. He has revitalized the domaine by focusing on the Côte des Blancs, particularly Cramant, Chouilly, and Oiry, and by adopting sustainable, low-intervention winemaking practices. Suenen emphasizes the unique characteristics of the terroir, with a particular focus on Chardonnay grown in the chalky soils of the Côte des Blancs. While embracing traditional methods, Aurélien also incorporates modern techniques, including the use of concrete eggs and demi-muids, 800 litre oak, for aging, and a small percentage of neutral oak barrels. He also ferments with indigenous yeasts and uses minimal sulphites and low dosage. Suenen achieved organic certification in 2019, reflecting his commitment to sustainable and environmentally friendly viticulture.
A lieu-dit that lies on the border of Avize & Cramant with vines in both villages | Aurélien’s parcel is on the Cramant side right along the Avize border at the top of a small hill with roughly 30 cm of silty clay topsoil over degraded Campanian chalk | originally planted in 1952, then again in 1978 & 1984 | largely massale selection vines | vines average around 38 years old.
Weather in 2017: Like 2016, 2017 was a year of contrasts, but the pattern was completely opposite... Spring frosts caused losses. A hot, dry spring and early summer before a very wet July. After this period of extreme change, the harvest took place on September 7th. Despite the frost, the vine stress did not deprive us of technologically and aromatically ripe grapes. A fine harvest for this plot, in contrast to the majority of our vineyards, following another intense and challenging vintage.
Technical Information:
Vineyards: 100% Grand Cru | Cramant
Locality: Les Robarts
Grape Varieties: 100% Chardonnay
Lees Ageing: 5 years
Average age of vines: 41 Years Plantation Years: 1951, 1978, 1984 & 2005
Bottling date: 25th July 2018
Disgorged: 26th June 2023
Dosage: 3 g/l
Production: 2718 bottles
Drink: Now to 2034
Tasting Note:On the nose, delicate aromas of freshly baked brioche and toasted almonds mingle with hints of citrus and white flowers. The palate is a burst of vibrant flavors, showcasing zesty lemon, crisp green apple, and a touch of minerality. The fine and persistent bubbles dance on the tongue, leading to a long and elegant finish.
The Suenen family has been growing grapes in the Cramant area since the late 19th century, with winemaking beginning in the early 20th century. Aurélien's great-grandfather, Marcel, and his wife Simone, were the first to bottle and sell their own Blanc de Blancs under the Suenen name. Aurélien Suenen returned to the family estate after a career in professional basketball, taking over from his father in 2009. He has revitalized the domaine by focusing on the Côte des Blancs, particularly Cramant, Chouilly, and Oiry, and by adopting sustainable, low-intervention winemaking practices. Suenen emphasizes the unique characteristics of the terroir, with a particular focus on Chardonnay grown in the chalky soils of the Côte des Blancs. While embracing traditional methods, Aurélien also incorporates modern techniques, including the use of concrete eggs and demi-muids for aging, and a small percentage of neutral oak barrels. He also ferments with indigenous yeasts and uses minimal sulfur and low dosage. Suenen achieved organic certification in 2019, reflecting his commitment to sustainable and environmentally friendly viticulture.
Aurélien Suenen - 2009 to present - In 2009, at age 23, Aurélien Suenen assumed control of the estate after his father's health crisis. He had earlier abandoned ambitions in professional basketball to support the business after a serious accident in 2003. Holding a degree in oenology from Avize, Aurélien was already immersed in vineyard and cellar work before taking full leadership. From the start, Aurélien shifted toward organic viticulture, eliminating herbicides and implementing cover crops, composts, and herbal infusions to restore soil biodiversity. The estate was certified organic in 2019. He reduced estate size, focusing almost exclusively on 3.2–5 hectares in the Grand Cru villages of Cramant, Chouilly, and Oiry, while selling or leasing peripheral plots in Montigny‑sur‑Vesle, retaining only a small parcel of old‑vine Pinot Meunier known as La Grande Vigne. Average yields were halved compared to previous generations to prioritize fruit quality and terroir expression. Aurélien Suenen now serves as the modern cellar master and visionary winemaker.
Daniel Suenen - 1950s - 2009 - Expanded estate, first vintage wines, growth to ~20K bottles/year
Marcel & Simone Suenen - Late 1800s – 1924 - First bottled Suenen‑Stourbe cuvée
Expert Reviews
95/100
Kristaps Karklins
“The 2017 Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Cramant Les Robarts, disgorged in June 2023 with a dosage of three grams per liter, is more brooding and darker in profile, offering aromas of beeswax, dried white flowers and orange peel mingled with rye bread and a faint hint of youthful reduction. On the palate, it is full-bodied and hugely concentrated, layered and expansive, built around a deep core of fruit and concluding in a resonant, chalky finish. Suenen recalls 2017 as a difficult vintage in which to ripen grapes properly, with fruit harvested at 10.8% potential alcohol (reaching 12.2% after the second fermentation)—a challenge he would not encounter again in 2018 and certainly not in 2019.”
96/100
Jeb Dunnuck
“A bright yellow/silver color, the 2017 Champagne Les Robarts Cramant Extra Brut is always a personal favorite along with the Colluette. Offering notes of peach blossoms, dewy fresh stones, and fresh flowers, the palate is crystalline, pure, and fresh all the way through, with fantastic electric energy, a spritely, refined mousse, and a pure, chalky texture. This really makes the village shine and is a great expression in this vintage.”
95/100
Decanter
“This sought-after cuvée may be the most refined and energetic of Aurélien Suenen’s wines from the northern Côte, focusing on a single plot of Chardonnay planted on fine vermiculite clay over belemnite chalk situated on the border between Avize and Cramant. With a stunningly bright, fluid energy running through roasted citrus and groundnut richness derived from subtle oak fermentation, this is a tremendously elegant Chardonnay-driven Champagne full of chalky crunch and delicate, dancing detail.”
