Mathilde Savoye
Mathilde Savoye is a young winemaker daughter of Champagne winemakers. In 2017, in La Neuville-aux-Larris, municipality of the Vallée de la Marne, she founded her own winery (Savoye Et Filles) in her name, which she manages personally. Mathilde mainly cultivates Meunier, the favorite vine of the area (58.6% of the total vines) which is well suited to the weather conditions of the Vallée de la Marne, where oceanic and continental influences collide, resulting in winter frosts, abundant spring rains and cool summers. The terroir, with a marly tendency, is characterized by silt, clay and sands that condition the character of the softer and fresher Champagne, especially suitable for balancing the cuvées. Little appreciated in the past, Meunier is experiencing a recovery in recent years and many producers, including Mathilde, choose to vinify it on their own to bring out its potential. Enterprising and determined, Mathilde Savoye is dedicated to production practices that lead her to clash with traditional practices and break away from the family Domaine, opting for more sustainable choices such as the return to plowing and the abandonment of herbicides.