Champagne Paul Lebrun

Côte des Blancs & Côte de Sézanne · 100% Chardonnay

Our Story & Origin

Founded in 1902 in the Grand Cru village of Cramant, Champagne Paul Lebrun has always centered its identity on one grape and one family.

In 1931, Henri Lebrun’s son Paul gave the estate both his name and his vision — a house devoted entirely to Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs and the rolling slopes of the Sézanne region. Today, sixth-generation siblings Nathalie Vignier and Jean Vignier steward 16.5 hectares of Chardonnay, carrying forward a legacy deeply rooted in chalk, craftsmanship, and patience.

The style is quietly powerful: ripe Chardonnay fruit, long lees ageing, and thoughtful low dosage that keeps the wines dry, mineral, and gastronomic.

Terroir & Viticulture

Cramant — Côte des Blancs (Grand Cru)

Pure chalk slopes give the wines vertical acidity, citrus brightness, and powdery chalk minerality.

Côte de Sézanne

Warmer, flinty terroirs with clay-limestone and pebble deposits create fuller, rounder Chardonnay with smoky mineral depth.

🌱 Eco-responsible farming (HVE3 & VDC certified)
🍇 Low-dosage, dry styles
✋ Hand-harvested Chardonnay
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Six-generation family estate
🌿 Vegan-capable (no animal fining)

Cuvées

La Signa-Terres — Millésime 2018 (Brut)

Style: Taut, luminous Blanc de Blancs with fine bubbles and precise frame.

Nose: White peach, pear, lemon zest, chalk dust, and wet stone.

Palate: Juicy citrus and orchard fruit with a cool chalk-and-flint core.

Finish: Long, saline, mineral.

Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Terroir: Grand Cru Cramant + flinty Sézannais plots
Ageing: 45 months
Dosage: 8 gr/l Brut
Service: 46–50°F (8–10°C)

Pairing: Gulf oysters · citrus crudo · goat cheese tart · tempura vegetables

L’Irremplaçable — Blanc de Blancs (Brut)

Style: Textural and lively with chalky lift.

Nose: Stone fruits, apple tart, almond cream, roasted lemon.

Palate: Mouth-filling citrus, chalk, and a light touch of brioche.

Finish: Dry, persistent, lightly saline.

Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Terroir: Côte de Sézanne & Côte des Blancs
Ageing: 34 months
Dosage: 8 gr/l Brut
Service: 46–50°F (8–10°C)

Pairing: Roast chicken · scallops · lobster rolls · aged Comté

Aline — La Natur-Elle (Brut Nature)

Style: Bone-dry, structured, and mineral.

Nose: Green apple, pear skin, lemon peel, crushed shell, flint.

Palate: Dense, chiselled citrus with salty mineral grip.

Finish: Long, sapid, unmistakably dry.

Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Terroir: Côte de Sézanne · clay, limestone & marl
Ageing: 42 months
Dosage: 0 gr/L Brut Nature
Service: 46–50°F (8–10°C)

Pairing: Raw oysters · sashimi · grilled fish · chèvre