Champagne is a product of the earth. It is nothing without it. And the more gratitude and respect it shows, the more the earth, in return, opens the way to excellence. In a few words, this sums up the spirit of Telmont, a century-old champagne house.
Founded in 1912, the Telmont champagne house, previously known as J. de Telmont, is located in Damery, near Épernay. Created after the Champagne Riotsby Henri Lhôpital, a brave winegrower, the house has remained a family-owned, visionary company: today, Bertrand Lhôpital represents the fourth generation. Telmont clearly expresses its vision of wine production and its core values: loyalty, humility and courage. The house takes pride in its uniqueness. Its motto says it all: Nec Pluribus Impar, meaning "unlike any other". Telmont first began its conversion to organic farming ten years ago, and part of its estate was granted organic certification in 2017.
Telmont prioritises champagne quality over production volume, and favours ageing that goes beyond the recommendation of the AOC: three years for BSA champagnes and six years for exceptional vintages. The house has decided to make its champagnes an expression of the terroir; their unique style is shaped through a paradox between lightness and maturity; tension and freshness.
As the excellence of Champagne is based on respect for the natural environment, Telmont wants to see its ambition through to the very end: setting an example by paving the way to a 100% organic Champagne house, using production methods at one with the environment by limiting its impact on nature. Telmont aims to act "In the name of the Earth" and to cultivate the age-old wisdom that encourages us to value nature without ever altering it. "In the name of Mother Nature" commits the house to five goals in the coming decades (see insert), the results of which will be shared with the general public in all truthfulness. The Remy Cointreau Group,which acquired a majority stake in the company in 2020, fully supports this ambition to act "In the name of Mother Nature".
