Joël Falmet

  • Aube, Champagne, France
Joël Falmet

Joël Falmet’s domaine is a small family operation, made up of 6.5 hectares of vineyards, all surrounding the village of Rouvre-les-Vignes. Passed down through his family for generations, Joël took over the domaine in the early 1990s. With the help of his brother Yves (now a producer in Saint-Chinian), Joël produced the family’s first estate bottled wine. This is unusual in the Aube, where the grapes are often sold to larger Champagne houses to add body and richness to their blends, but rarely used for estate bottlings.

Exceptionally conscientious about farming, Joël never uses herbicides or pesticides in the vineyards. He also plants oats between the rows of vines. This helps to prevent erosion, introduces nitrogen back into the soil, creates competition for water in wet years, and helps prevent evaporation in dry years.

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DB6051-NV
JG:91 WS:92
Joël Falmet Champagne Brut “Les Parcelles”
NV
Pinot Noir
70% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier, 10% Chardonnay. Joël is one of only a few producers to use a soléra system for his vin de reserve. The...
France

DB8232-08
JG:92 WS:93
Joël Falmet Champagne "Millesime"
NV
Pinot Noir
90% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay. Joel’s benchmark cuvee, Millesime spends 12 years in bottle before disgorgement. Three grams of dosage....
France

DB8223-NV
JG:91+ WS:93
Joël Falmet Champagne "Nacarat" Rosé
NV
Pinot Noir
90% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay. Nacarat is produced by adding about 10% still red Pinot Noir back in to the blend. Spends 30 months on the...
France