Our history has been built up over four generations of winegrowers.

Eugène, born into a family of marshal, cultivated the soil at Hautvilllers with his wife Angeline.
In 1903, their son Fernand made his very first bottling. As time went by, he built up his stock and created a loyal clientele.
The family business was taken over by his son ... Robert in 1950 and today the Maison Lemaire is run by his grandson, since 1984 Frédéric and his wife Christine accompanied by their children Hélène and Benoit.

The vineyard, Hautvillers "Cradle of Champagne": Our family vineyard is made up of 6.5 hectares, located in Hautvillers, 1er Cru, which allows us to cultivate the three Champagne grape varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Adapted to the type of soil and the exposure of the vines, the vineyard is cultivated in a sustainable way, in order to guarantee the sustainability and the respect of the environment.

Our wine-making process :
Each step of the elaboration process (harvest, bottling...) is carried out in our cellars and is done by us to guarantee a constant quality of our different vintages.
Certified HVE, we pay particular attention to the cultivation of the vines because it is essential to harvest a high quality raw material, necessary for the elaboration of our Champagnes during the harvest period.
In order to preserve the natural specificities of the terroir and the musts, we use a traditional press of 2000 kg. Our winery is composed of small and medium sized vats and barrels, in order to separate the juices from our grapes, to allow us to carry out the blending stage.
It will be necessary to wait another 2 to 7 years to allow the wine to improve in our traditional cellars, cut into the chalk at an ideal temperature of 11°C and protected from light, qualities required for optimal conservation, before offering you our Champagnes. see more