Signature experience — Épernay
Growers and Côte des Blancs
Duration
Full day
Price
From €640
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Under the linden trees of Hautvillers, within sight of the old abbey gates, a cooper’s mallet taps next door while a tractor climbs Rue de la République. Dom Pérignon is more than a label here: Saint-Sindulphe’s church bears vintners’ plaques from the 1700s, and steep rows look down to the Marne some 120 meters below. Ten minutes away the Côte des Blancs unfolds its chalk: Cramant, Avize, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Small family cellars open discreetly, where production can be counted in mere thousands of bottles.
The flow is easy: hotel pick-up in Épernay, a Mercedes at your disposal, and a route tweaked on the fly. You taste and tour while your driver handles the wheel and the bookings, linking two or three growers with a scenic stop and a pre-booked lunch. With your private chauffeur in Épernay, we take the D10 to Hautvillers (7 km, 12 min), then continue via Avize and Cramant on the D26 skirting old chalk pits. Your pace sets the day—no parking worries, no driving after tastings.
Your itinerary
- I
09:30 — Pick-up at your Épernay hotel and drive via D10 to Hautvillers (7 km).
- II
10:00 — Abbey and Saint-Sindulphe church visit, then tasting with an independent grower in Hautvillers (1 hr).
- III
12:30 — Booked lunch at a vigneron bistro in Avize, followed by a scenic stop on the slopes between Cramant and Oger (1 hr 30).
- IV
14:30 — Appointments with two grower-producers in Cramant and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, then return to Épernay around 17:30.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated French-speaking driver
- ✓ Mercedes at disposal
- ✓ Hotel pick-up
- ✓ Visit bookings handled
Your chauffeur’s tip
Aim for late morning in Avize on weekdays: cellars are calmer and the side light shows the chalk in old Cramant plots; book just two estates 48 hours ahead to keep flexibility.
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