Georges Laval Restock | ‘Some of the most idiosyncratic and compelling wines in Champagne’

Champagne Georges Laval, Cumières - Vallée de la Marne

While the Laval family has been growing vines for four generations, Georges Laval began producing estate-bottled champagne in 1971, practicing organic from the start.  His son Vincent Laval joined the estate after finishing his studies in 1991, and has been in charge of the cellars since 1996. Laval’s vineyard holdings comprise just 2.5 hectares, including two hectares all in the premier cru village of Cumières, spread over seven parcels. Average vine age is over 30 years, and the oldest vines of the estate are over 70 years of age. 

In the cellar, Vincent Laval follows a simple but demanding guideline: intervene as little as possible while perfectly controlling every action. The estate uses a traditional vertical press that allows for slow and delicate pressing. Fermentation is carried out exclusively with indigenous yeasts, in barrels of various ages or in neutral vats, depending on requirements. No fining, no filtration, very little or no sulphur, no dosage, and long ageing on lees.

"Vincent Laval makes some of the most idiosyncratic and compelling wines in Champagne. Working with estate vineyards in Cumières, Laval crafts wines built on tension and energy and bottles them with little or no dosage. In recent years, the wines seem to have acquired greater purity and finesse." -Antonio Galloni

"...at their best they are intense, characterful and vinous—harmoniously combining a taut, chalky backbone with a generous, fleshy texture characteristic of Cumières's sun-drenched slopes. The domaine has built its reputation on its excellent lieu-dit bottlings—Les Chênes, Les Hautes Chèvres and Les Longues Violes—but also releases compelling non-vintage Champagnes, particularly the village-level Cumières." -Kristaps Karklins

NV Champagne Georges Laval Champagne Premier Cru Cumieres Brut Nature
• 18 bottles available, 750mL + only 6 magnums, 1.5Ltr
A blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier from Premier Cru plots in the village of Cumières. Ageing on lees lasts around 18 months before disgorging as Brut Nature (0g/l). This minimalist style aims to restore the purity of the fruit and the chalky minerality of the Cumières soil. The terroir of Cumières, with its south/south-east facing slopes and clay-limestone soils with a chalky subsoil, gives the wine tension, elegance and minerality.

2022 Champagne Georges Laval Champagne Premier Cru Les Chenes Brut Nature
• 95+VN, 6 bottles available
"The 2022 Brut Nature Les Chênes, 100% Chardonnay, is a heady, exuberant wine that captures all the exotic richness of the year. Floral overtones meld into citrus confit and orchard fruit. Exotic tropical notes follow, adding a wild character that is so distinctive. The 2022 is quite the extrovert. It's showing remarkably well considering a very recent disgorgement just a few days before my visit. Zero dosage. Disgorged: March 2026." -Antonio Galloni

2021 Champagne Georges Laval Champagne Premier Cru Les Hautes Chevres Brut Nature
• 96VN, 6 bottles available
"The 2021 Brut Nature Les Hautes-Chèvres is magnificent. It soars from the glass with a captivating mix of deeply pitched spice, mineral and chalky notes that convey the essence of Cumières. This is the first vintage that includes all three main varieties, co-fermented as there was just one press. Sadly, yields were only 20% of normal because of frost. Laval fans will freak out over the 2021 Hautes-Chèvres. It's a must-have Champagne for those who can find one of the 1,700 bottles. Zero dosage. Disgorged: March 2025." -Antonio Galloni

Bonus, In Stock:

2020 Champagne Georges Laval Champagne Premier Cru Les Chenes Brut Nature
• 1 bottle available

2020 Champagne Georges Laval Champagne Premier Cru Les Hautes Chevres Brut Nature
• 4 bottles available

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