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Maison Devaux : when rigor teams up with passion
The Devaux House has been part of Champagne’s legendary history since the 19th century. Founded in 1846 by brothers Jules and Auguste Devaux, it was later established and led for three generations by inspiring women. Becoming widows, the three of them contributed to the company’s climbing international success, leading the production of Champagne Devaux with character and ambition. The house remained managed by the Devaux family until 1987.
With no heirs, Jean-Pol Auguste Devaux entrusted the fate of this prestigious brand with a promising future to the Union Auboise wine group and its families of winemakers. The Devaux brand is now the undisputed reference of the Côte des Bar.
Located south of the Champagne appellation, the vineyard of the Côte des Bar is a succession of small valleys and steep hillsides interspersed with rivers over more than 70 kilometers from east to west. This configuration offers a multitude of microclimates and privileged exposures for the production of Pinot Noir, one of the region’s iconic grape varieties. The terroirs and climate of the Côte des Bar have many similarities with those of northern Burgundy: the soils are composed of marl, brown and white limestone, and clay. Pinot Noir is overwhelmingly dominant there (85%), followed by Chardonnay (13%). These are indeed the only two grape varieties used in all of Maison Devaux’s cuvées. The entire Devaux vineyard is cultivated using sustainable practices, and the majority of parcels are now in the process of converting to organic agriculture.
To perfect the work in the vineyard, the company has embarked on a Vineyard Quality approach. Led by Cellar Master Michel Parisot, this approach requires each associated producer to voluntarily adhere to a set of strict rules that go beyond the requirements set by the appellation system: parcel selection (for the ‘D’ collection), blends made exclusively from first press wines (‘La Cuvée’) and Heart of the blend (‘Les Cœurs’), sustainable vineyard management, pressing as close as possible to the harvest site, etc. Additionally, all wines undergo extended bottle aging after the secondary fermentation, allowing for the association of aromatic complexity with great finesse. Each Champagne Devaux cuvée owes much of its character to the rigor of this process.
The company now produces around fifteen cuvées each year, including sparkling wines and still wines, under the Champagne appellation. All equally high-quality and unique, these cuvées are appreciated internationally by lovers of bubbles and the prestigious terroir that is Champagne.