Elise Bougy is part of a new wave of Champagne growers rethinking the region from the ground up. After returning to her native Les Mesneux in 2016 to take over her family’s estate, she transitioned the vineyards to organic and biodynamic farming, earning certification in 2022. Her three hectares span 1er Cru parcels in the Montagne de Reims and a prized Grand Cru plot in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, including a cherished family holding on pure chalk soils. With minimal intervention in the cellar and a fierce devotion to site expression, Bougy crafts Champagnes that are vibrant, tense, and resolutely alive.
In a region synonymous with sparkling wine, Ne Pas Faire Sans Blanc is an act of reverence and Bougy’s tribute to still chardonnay from her beloved Grand Cru terroir in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Made without fining, filtration, or unnecessary intervention, this rare Coteaux Champenois channels the luminous clarity of the 2022 harvest into a still white wine of striking purity and poise. Vinified from golden, organically grown grapes and bottled in just 784 examples, it reveals the soul of Mesnil in a gentler register of one built not on bubbles, but on quiet minerality, precision, and grace.
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