April 9, 2025
Domaine Evremond is the shared dream between lifelong friends Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger and Patrick McGrath to craft exceptional English Sparkling. Domaine Evremond Classic Cuvee Brut Edition 1 NV
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Domaine Evremond is the realisation of a shared dream between lifelong friends Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger and Patrick McGrath MW, founder of their UK Agent, Hatch Mansfield, to craft exceptional English Sparkling Wine of the highest quality, using all the expertise Champagne Taittinger is able to bring to the partnership at Domaine Evremond.
This marked the first time that a Champagne house had invested in the United Kingdom with the ambition of producing a top quality sparkling wine. It is an endeavour bonded by history, friendship and collaboration, with authenticity and a sense of place at its heart.
Domaine Evremond takes its name from Charles de Saint-Évremond (1613-1703), a Frenchman and the first true ambassador for the wines of Champagne, who fuelled its popularity in England at the court of Charles II. A poet, epicurean and literary critic, he was buried in Poet’s Corner in Westminster Abbey. The Taittinger family, passionate historians, have always been inspired by the Evremond story and named their own historic venture in his memory.
Behind the label: The label for Domaine Evremond Classic Cuvée was inspired by archived imagery of the figure who gave the estate its name: Charles de Saint-Évremond. The label’s oval shape mirrors the frame of his 1659 portrait by Pieter van Gunst, while the estate’s emblem, the cinquefoil (a heraldic five-petalled flower), is fashioned after Charles de Saint-Évremond’s crest.
Location and Winery: With the perfect combination of free draining chalk soils, shallow topsoil straight into solid chalk, south facing slopes and an ideal altitude of 50 to 90m. The original site of Stone Stile Farm's apple and pear orchards, close to the archetypal Kent village of Chilham became the natural home to establish the Domaine Evremond estate. Situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty the winery, along with the Cellar Door, is located at the heart of the estate. Designed by a leading French architect Giovanni Pace and construction by Arkay an expert UK team, it is a true example of collaboration in the spirit of Domaine Evremond. Built with sustainability at the fore, the majority of the sympathetically designed winery is subterranean and provides a natural gravity-led winemaking process. Today there are 69 hectares planted to Chardonnay, Pinot Noir & Meunier.
The Wine: The Classic Cuvée expresses the heart and soul of Domaine Evremond. The Kentish terroir, with its chalky soils and oceanic influence, is expressed through the wine’s minerality and precision. The wine is fermented and matured entirely in stainless steel vats and undergoes malolactic fermentation.
Weather in 2020: A clear, bright autumn day, Tuesday 7th October marked the beginning of Domaine Evremond’s 2020 harvest, over a week earlier than in 2019. It was also the first day that our grapes would be pressed on site at the estate in Chilham – a monumental moment in the estate’s history.
Technical Information:
Region: Chilham, Kent Vineyard Map
Grape Varieties: 55% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay & 10% Meunier
Base Vintage: 2020
Reserve Wines: 25% of 2019 and 2018
Lees Ageing: 3 Years
Dosage: 7 g/L
Disgorged: August 2024
Bottling date: June 2021
Production: 100,000 Bottles
Drink: Now to 2032
Tasting Note: A citric, bright lemon and green apple freshness defines the lively nose of the wine. More air allows lemony Viennoiserie to peep through, as well as an ozone breeze. Fine, creamy bubbles immediately distinguish the slender palate, where more lemon freshness is bedded in the smoothness of that exemplary mousse. An impressive and elegant debut, svelte and clean-cut, especially considering the Pinot Noir dominance of the wine. - Tasted by Anne Krebiehl MW
You can read our new article about Domaine Evremond here
This marked the first time that a Champagne house had invested in the United Kingdom with the ambition of producing a top quality sparkling wine. It is an endeavour bonded by history, friendship and collaboration, with authenticity and a sense of place at its heart.
Domaine Evremond takes its name from Charles de Saint-Évremond (1613-1703), a Frenchman and the first true ambassador for the wines of Champagne, who fuelled its popularity in England at the court of Charles II. A poet, epicurean and literary critic, he was buried in Poet’s Corner in Westminster Abbey. The Taittinger family, passionate historians, have always been inspired by the Evremond story and named their own historic venture in his memory.
Behind the label: The label for Domaine Evremond Classic Cuvée was inspired by archived imagery of the figure who gave the estate its name: Charles de Saint-Évremond. The label’s oval shape mirrors the frame of his 1659 portrait by Pieter van Gunst, while the estate’s emblem, the cinquefoil (a heraldic five-petalled flower), is fashioned after Charles de Saint-Évremond’s crest.
Location and Winery: With the perfect combination of free draining chalk soils, shallow topsoil straight into solid chalk, south facing slopes and an ideal altitude of 50 to 90m. The original site of Stone Stile Farm's apple and pear orchards, close to the archetypal Kent village of Chilham became the natural home to establish the Domaine Evremond estate. Situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty the winery, along with the Cellar Door, is located at the heart of the estate. Designed by a leading French architect Giovanni Pace and construction by Arkay an expert UK team, it is a true example of collaboration in the spirit of Domaine Evremond. Built with sustainability at the fore, the majority of the sympathetically designed winery is subterranean and provides a natural gravity-led winemaking process. Today there are 69 hectares planted to Chardonnay, Pinot Noir & Meunier.
The Wine: The Classic Cuvée expresses the heart and soul of Domaine Evremond. The Kentish terroir, with its chalky soils and oceanic influence, is expressed through the wine’s minerality and precision. The wine is fermented and matured entirely in stainless steel vats and undergoes malolactic fermentation.
Weather in 2020: A clear, bright autumn day, Tuesday 7th October marked the beginning of Domaine Evremond’s 2020 harvest, over a week earlier than in 2019. It was also the first day that our grapes would be pressed on site at the estate in Chilham – a monumental moment in the estate’s history.
Technical Information:
Region: Chilham, Kent Vineyard Map
Grape Varieties: 55% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay & 10% Meunier
Base Vintage: 2020
Reserve Wines: 25% of 2019 and 2018
Lees Ageing: 3 Years
Dosage: 7 g/L
Disgorged: August 2024
Bottling date: June 2021
Production: 100,000 Bottles
Drink: Now to 2032
Tasting Note: A citric, bright lemon and green apple freshness defines the lively nose of the wine. More air allows lemony Viennoiserie to peep through, as well as an ozone breeze. Fine, creamy bubbles immediately distinguish the slender palate, where more lemon freshness is bedded in the smoothness of that exemplary mousse. An impressive and elegant debut, svelte and clean-cut, especially considering the Pinot Noir dominance of the wine. - Tasted by Anne Krebiehl MW
You can read our new article about Domaine Evremond here
