Daughter of winemakers in the village of Villers- Marmery, Manon Boutillez-Guer linitially trained to become a nurse. After several years of working in Emergency Response, she decided to go back to school to study winemaking in Avize, and launched her first micro cuvees in 2020. In 2021 she was selected as the winner of the Jeunes Talents de Champagne in the Chardonnay category, and her first collection of 5,000 bottles sold out in a flash. Her second collection launched in October 2022, and is now sold only on allocation.
Here are a few words of wisdom from one of the rising stars of Champagne.
Do you remember your first glass of champagne?
I tasted my first sip of champagne when I was a little girl, maybe 6 or 7 years old. My father used to make me taste with my little finger the different wines he was making at that time, like a Champagne “first flight” !
Manon in the vineyards with her grandfather, aged 6.
Can you tell us about the birth of Champagne Manon Boutillez-Guer? And what makes it stand out from other wines of the region?
I started Champagne Manon Boutillez-Guer because I feel lucky to work in such a rich, varied and complex culture like Champagne. I deeply wanted to highlight all the different facets of our vineyard and winemaking process.
Even in our small village of Villers-Marmery wines can be vastly different through various vintages, blendings, dosages, plots, age
This Article was originally published on Champagne Every Day
