Jouy-lès-Reims

Jouy-lès-Reims lies in the western part of the Montagne de Reims, 9 km south-west of Reims, between Pargny-lès-Reims, Ville-Dommange and Les Mesneux. L'UMC places it in the “Reims: Vesle & Ardre” terroir. The name, Gaugiacus around 948, is of Gallo-Roman origin; “lès” indicates its proximity to Reims.

According to the UMC, the vineyard covers 95.6 ha and is tended by 50 winegrowers: Meunier 53%, Pinot Noir 32%, Chardonnay 15%. The plots lie between 114 and 197 metres, with an average slope of 9.3%, and face mainly north, east and north-east; the soils here tend to be marl, clay and sand. According to the Comité Champagne, Meunier adapts well to more clay-rich soils and produces soft, fruity wines that develop more quickly. Among the houses with vineyards in the commune, the UMC cites Veuve Clicquot.

According to the UMC, the village has always lived off its vineyards: since 1955, a cooperative has brought together winegrowers from Jouy and Pargny. Notre-Dame church, destroyed in the First World War, was rebuilt in 1924 by the Société coopérative de reconstruction to plans by architects Gras, Guiard, Leduc and Rousselot; it retains a stained-glass window of the pregnant Virgin, which the UMC dates to the 15th century. In the échelle des crus, Jouy was rated 90%, and the AOC Champagne regulations list it among the Premier Cru communes.

When a Champagne from Jouy-lès-Reims joins the STELT selection, it appears below. The village is marked on the map of Champagne.