Collection: Champagne Charles Dufour & Julie Dufour

Champagne Charles Dufour: A Visionary Artisan in the Aube

Charles Dufour is a pioneering Champagne producer based in Landreville, in the southern Aube region of Champagne, France. His work embodies a blend of tradition, innovation, and a deep respect for terroir, earning him the nickname "the Selosse of the Aube". Here's an overview of his philosophy, key wines, and distinctive practices:

1. Background and Philosophy
Organic & Natural Winemaking: Dufour transitioned his family's 6-hectare estate to organic farming in 2010, avoiding synthetic chemicals and using herbal teas to reduce copper treatments 27. His wines are made with native yeasts, no added sulfur, and minimal intervention, often classified as vins naturels.

Terroir Focus: His vineyards span Landreville, Essoyes, and Celles-sur-Ource in the Côte des Bars, where Kimmeridgian limestone and clay soils dominate. Pinot Noir is the star, but he also champions Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc.

Multi-Generational Legacy: Dufour collaborates with family vineyards, including those of his mother, Françoise Martinot, and honors his father’s legacy through wines like Ballad of the Villages (2004).

2. Signature Wines
Bulles de Comptoir: A non-vintage, no-dosage Champagne blending Pinot Noir (60%), Chardonnay (30%), and Pinot Blanc (10%). Each release features a new artist-designed label. The base wine includes a "perpetual reserve" solera started in 2010, blending older vintages (some dating to the 1980s) for complexity.

Bistrøtage: Made from Françoise Martinot’s Pinot Noir vineyards, aged up to 7 years on lees for depth. These single-vintage wines are vinous, oxidative, and pair well with food.

Coteaux Champenois & Mistelle:

Vin de Comptoir: A rare still white wine from the perpetual reserve solera, unfined and unfiltered.

Liqueur de Comptoir: A light, savory ratafia (fortified wine) made with Pinot Noir and aged in solera.

3. Innovations and Techniques
Perpetual Reserve System: Dufour’s solera-style blending of reserve wines across vintages adds layers of complexity to his cuvées.

Extended Lees Aging: Wines like Bistrøtage B19 spend over four years on lees, enhancing texture and autolytic character.

Low Dosage & Zero Additives: Dosage is minimal (0–3g/L), and all wines are unfined, unfiltered, and sulfur-free.

4. Recognition and Influence
Cult Status: Dufour’s Champagnes are highly sought after, featured at elite venues like Noma and Bar Brutal.

Artistic Expression: His labels and experimental projects (e.g., Oeil de Perdrix rosé) reflect a rebellious, creative spirit.

Aube’s Rising Star: Alongside peers like Cédric Bouchard, Dufour has elevated the Côte des Bar’s reputation for terroir-driven, artisanal Champagne.

Champagne Charles Dufour：奧布（Aube）產區的革新匠人

Charles Dufour 是法國香檳區奧布（Aube）產區的革新代表，酒莊坐落於 Landreville，以融合傳統技藝、自然理念與風土忠誠度聞名，被譽為「Aube 的 Selosse」。以下為其核心理念、標誌酒款與釀造工藝解析：

1) 背景與理念

有機轉型與自然酒哲學

2010 年將家族 6 公頃葡萄園轉為有機種植，禁用合成化學物質，並以草本浸劑減少銅劑用量。全系列使用天然酵母、無添加硫化物，多數酒款屬自然酒（vins naturels）。

風土核心：基米里支階石灰岩（Kimmeridgian）
葡萄園分佈於 Aube 的 Landreville、Essoyes 及 Celles-sur-Ource，土壤以富含海洋化石的石灰岩與黏土為主，種植比例：

Pinot Noir（主導品種，佔 60% 以上）

Chardonnay（賦予酸度架構）

Pinot Blanc（增添圓潤質地）

家族傳承
與母親 Françoise Martinot 的葡萄園合作，並以 Ballad of the Villages（2004 年基酒）等酒款致敬父親。

2) 標誌性酒款
Bulles de Comptoir

混釀比例：Pinot Noir 60%、Chardonnay 30%、Pinot Blanc 10%

特色：零補糖（dosage），每版酒標由新銳藝術家設計。基酒含「永久儲備酒」（perpetual reserve solera，始於 2010 年），混釀 1980 年代以降老年份酒液。

年產量：約 8,000 瓶

Bistrøtage

來源：Françoise Martinot 的 Pinot Noir 單一園

工藝：酒渣陳釀 7 年，發展氧化風格與鮮味層次，適搭餐飲。

Coteaux Champenois & Mistelle

Vin de Comptoir：靜態白葡萄酒，取自永久儲備酒系統，未澄清過濾。

Liqueur de Comptoir：以 Pinot Noir 釀製的加烈酒（ratafia），索萊拉系統陳年。

3) 革新技術
永久儲備酒系統（Perpetual Reserve）：跨年份基酒調配，賦予酒款複雜度與時間縱深

長時酒渣陳釀：如 Bistrøtage B19 酒渣接觸逾 4 年，強化質地與自溶風味。

零添加主義：補糖量 0–3 g/L，無澄清、過濾，全程無硫添加

4) 國際影響力
餐飲合作：進駐 Noma、Bar Brutal 等頂尖場域，年產 15,000 瓶仍供不應求。

藝術跨界：委託藝術家設計酒標，並推出實驗酒款如 Oeil de Perdrix 桃紅香檳。

產區革新：與 Cédric Bouchard 同為 Côte des Bar 風土香檳的領航者，重塑 Aube 的品質聲譽。