{"title":"Louvois","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLouvois\u003c\/strong\u003e lies on the southern slope of the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/montagne-de-reims\"\u003eMontagne de Reims\u003c\/a\u003e, in the valley of the Livre, a small tributary of the Marne; Épernay is 13 km away, Reims 20. It borders \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/bouzy\"\u003eBouzy\u003c\/a\u003e, Ambonnay, Mailly-Champagne, Verzenay and Verzy, all Grand Cru, and Tauxières-Mutry, with which it has formed the new commune of Val de Livre since January 1, 2016. L'UMC places it in the terroir of the Grande Montagne de Reims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vineyard is among the smallest of the seventeen Grand Cru: 41.2 ha for 35 winegrowers according to the UMC, 81% Pinot Noir and 19% Chardonnay. The plots lie high up, between 153 and 206 metres, on steep slopes (average gradient 12.1%) following both sides of the valley, with varied aspects: southeast, west, east and northwest are equally represented. According to the Comité Champagne, Pinot Noir lends body and structure, with red-fruit aromas. L'UMC mentions vines belonging to Bollinger, Louis Roederer, Moët \u0026amp; Chandon and Veuve Clicquot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMentioned as Lupi Via around 850, Louvois was a seigneury in the 13th century. In 1656, Michel Le Tellier bought its ruined château, and his son François Michel, Marquis of Louvois and minister to Louis XIV, had a new château built between 1678 and 1681, with a park designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart; largely destroyed after the Revolution, the gate, orangery and park remain, a historic monument since 2015. In 1911, Louvois was among the eleven 100% crus in the first échelle des crus, and the specifications for the AOC Champagne list it among the Grand Cru communes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a Champagne from Louvois enters the STELT selection, it appears below. The village is marked on the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/mappa-champagne?v=louvois\"\u003eChampagne map\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/steltwines.com\/en\/collections\/louvois.oembed","provider":"STELT - Vini Pregiati \u0026 Champagne","version":"1.0","type":"link"}