Thierry Bourmault, the 5th generation of winemakers, and his son William manage 4.5 hectares of vineyards in the Premier Cru and Grand Cru areas around Cuis in the Côte des Blancs, where only Chardonnay grapes are grown, and Verzy with Pinot noir.
📖 Read Thierry's answers to our Proust questionnaire.
1- My favourite pastime: Tennis, cycling, going to restaurants and sharing good wine with friends.
2- If I weren't a winemaker, what would I be? Sales manager at Mercedes ;)
3- The place I love outside of Champagne: Mandelieu La Napoule, Le Touquet, Alsace.
4-The best compliment anyone could give my champagne(s): My champagne doesn't cause headaches! People compliment me on the fine bubbles.
5- The drink I prefer apart from champagne: White wine from Burgundy and in summer, rosé from Provence.
6- What is my madeleine? The dish that comforts me: I like fish: sole, turbot, John Dory, sea bass. My favourite food: eggs in all forms.
7- The word/phrase I like best: Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you.
8 - My favourite musicians/singers: Elton John, Florent Pagny, lounge music, Dire Straits, Phil Collins.
9- The object I use/love the most: My hot tub with a good glass of champagne.
10- The changes in the estate/world of champagne that I enjoy the most: the purchase of my new cultivation machine in 2019 to perform soil cultivation in conjunction with the Agromy system.
We are moving more and more towards sustainable viticulture.
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