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The tasting cellar of J.-M. Gobillard et Fils is a convivial place to taste the production of the house. There is no tour of the winery but explanations on the know-how and the champagnes. Only the first pressed wines, or cuvées, are selected by Thierry Gobillard, oenologist. This family business exploits 25 hectares of vines essentially located in the first growth of Hautvillers, and completes with purchases of grapes from local producers.

The Tribaut family story begins with grandfather Gaston, who acquired his first vines in 1935 and bequeathed his "G." to the estate. Today, Valérie and Vincent, his grandchildren, have taken up the family torch. The estate has come a long way to respect tradition, of course, but is also at the cutting edge of modernity: gleaming stainless steel vats, a VIP cellar and a reception room illuminated by a magnificent panoramic bay window overlooking the vines and the hills.

For 4 generations, the Gobillard family has been perpetuating the family tradition in its Hautvillers estate. Their farm, planted with the three Champagne grape varieties, extends as far as Cumières. Today, it is Hervé, his wife Florence and their children, Pierre-Alexis and Chloé, who have taken up the torch and put to good use the know-how inherited from their ancestors to restore the authenticity of Champagne Gobillard and offer a beautiful range of award-winning wines, including the 2009 Florence vintage, the Blanc de blanc premier cru and the Prestige cuvee.

It was in 1888 that the estate was created and since the beginnings of Edmond-Alexandre and Laure Vautrin-Gillet, the family know-how has been passed on from generation to generation. Today, Matthias Eun and Thomas Kim Desruets, the 6th generation, have taken over the torch. Since 1888, the old Darcq Flamain oak press, with its 125-year history, has remained at the heart of pressing. The new generation continues to press the grapes the old-fashioned way, perpetuating an ancestral know-how that gives Joseph Desruets champagne all its subtlety and authenticity.