winery

Champagne Bertrand-Delespierre

Champagne, France

Philosophy

Spontaneous native-yeast fermentation in demi-muid and stainless steel; traditional Coquard press; eschews malolactic on vintage wines to preserve terroir expression; minimum four years aging on lees before disgorgement with measured dosage reflecting each cuvée's character.

Reputation

Born in 1980 from the union of two winemaking families, Champagne Bertrand-Delespierre emerged when Chantal Delespierre and Didier Bertrand married and consolidated their Premier Cru vineyard holdings across the heart of Montagne de Reims. Now stewarded by their children Clémence and Adrien, the domaine sustains six generations of viticultural lineage, cultivating expressive, terroir-driven Champagnes from the limestone and clay-bearing soils of Chamery, Écueil, Villedommange, and Montbré.

AllocationAcreage conversion: US sources cite 24 acres (Hand Picked Selections); French/EU sources consistently state 10 hectares (≈24.7 acres)—no discrepancy, confirms alignment. Organic status: Multiple sources (Champagne Characters, Sip Champagnes, Vine Trail) note 'increasingly converting to organic' or 'undergoing conversion'; no certified organic or biodynamic seal found in search results, thus marked organic_practicing. Certification status spans 2013–2017 timeline per sources; Sip Champagnes mentions 2013 organic transition, Vine Trail (May 2022) notes ~2ha under organic regime rolling out estate-wide. No Demeter, AB, or Ecocert badges confirmed in results. Production: Hart & Cru cites ~5,000 cases/year; equates to ~60,000 bottles annually (order of magnitude verified). Current proprietorship: Clémence and Adrien confirmed as now leading the domaine; succession appears seamless post-2013/2016 returns. Website: Official bertrand-delespierre.fr yields sparse contact data but confirms bilingual (French/English) presence. Importers: Hand Picked Selections is primary US distributor with extensive producer page; Sacred Thirst Selections and Sip Champagnes identified as secondary US merchants. No UK, Japan-specific importers confirmed in search results. Cross-parallels drawn from Champagne Characters and Sip Champagnes editorial context positioning Bertrand-Delespierre among grower-producer contemporaries focused on terroir expression and natural fermentation. | Importer overflow captured (importer_other): 'Sacred Thirst Selections (USA)' | Importer overflow captured (importer_other): 'Sip Champagnes (USA)'

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