Champagne Jean-Paul Deville Brut Helios Carte d'Or N.V. Jean-Paul Deville 12 hectares of olive trees

12 hectares of olive trees

David Schildknecht

Mazuelo and Viura - and the estate has been in the family hands for 4 generations

regularly ploughing the soils of her old-vine parcels

outlining the acidity

Champagne Jean-Paul Deville Brut Helios Carte d'Or N.V. Jean-Paul Deville 12 hectares of olive treesThe domaine of Jean Paul Deville is situated in the village of Verzy, just 20km south east of the Champagne capital, Reims. His champagne is, of course, made in the usual 'Mthode Champenoise' whereby secondary fermentation takes place in the bottle. What sets Jean Paul's wines apart, however, is the dominance of the Pinot Noir grape in his blends. Whereas most Champagnes are made predominantly from Chardonnay grapes with a little Pinot Noir and Pinot