About Charles Dufour
Charles Dufour is a grower-producer (RM) based in Landreville in the Côte des Bar, Aube, Champagne. He took over the family estate in 2010 and works mainly with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc on clay-limestone soils. Farming is organic and biodynamic-minded, without pesticides or chemical weedkillers; fermentations rely on indigenous yeasts and the wines are neither fined nor filtered. He is best known for Bulles de Comptoir, a numbered non-vintage series built on a perpetual reserve (solera), released at very low or zero dosage with a different artist-designed label each time. It became a house pour at Noma in Copenhagen, and he is often nicknamed the 'Selosse of the Aube'. He also works with grapes from his mother Françoise Martinot's vines.
Who Is This For?
For those who want low-dosage, indigenous-yeast grower Champagne with a playful, artist-label identity and a strong sense of place
Wines of Charles Dufour
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Bulles de Comptoir?
- Bulles de Comptoir is Charles Dufour's best-known numbered non-vintage Champagne series, based on a perpetual reserve (solera) of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. Each release carries a label designed by a different artist.
- Where is Charles Dufour located?
- The estate is in Landreville, in the Côte des Bar in the Aube département of Champagne. Vines are in and around Landreville.
- How are Charles Dufour's Champagnes made?
- Fermentations use indigenous yeasts, and the wines are neither fined nor filtered. Bulles de Comptoir is released at very low or zero dosage.
- Is Charles Dufour a grower Champagne (RM)?
- Yes. Charles Dufour is described as a Récoltant-Manipulant, a grower who makes Champagne from his own grapes.