{"title":"Rilly-la-Montagne","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRilly-la-Montagne\u003c\/strong\u003e lies on the northern slope of the Montagne de Reims, 9 km south of Reims, in the terroir that the UMC calls Grande Montagne de Reims, between \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/villers-allerand\"\u003eVillers-Allerand\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/chigny-les-roses\"\u003eChigny-les-Roses\u003c\/a\u003e; the Reims-Épernay railway runs through it in a tunnel about 4 km long. It is one of the oldest villages in the Montagne: a polyptych of the monks of Saint-Remi, dating from 850, already records two wine presses there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 313.1 ha of vineyards, tended by 148 winegrowers, rise from 125 to 174 metres with an average slope of 6%, facing mainly east and southeast, then northeast. Pinot Noir covers 41%, Meunier 33% and Chardonnay 26%. L'UMC notes vineyards belonging to de Castellane and Leclerc Briant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1718, Jean Godinot mentioned Rilly among the «vins de Montagne», and in 1816 André Jullien placed its red wines in the second class. In the first échelle des crus, in 1911, it was rated at 83%; this rose to 88% with the 1920 revision, and in the last échelle it was at 94%, which the appellation rules confirm as Premier Cru. In the 12th-century Romanesque church of Saint-Nicolas, wooden choir stalls depict vineyard work. During the Second World War, the Germans used the railway tunnel to assemble V1s, and the village was therefore bombed by the Allies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSTELT currently has no Champagne from Rilly-la-Montagne in its catalog; when they do, you will find them below. The other villages of the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/montagne-de-reims\"\u003eMontagne de Reims\u003c\/a\u003e are just a stone's throw away.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/7376\/7237\/collections\/1920px-Champagne_Vilmart.jpg?v=1794675608","url":"https:\/\/steltwines.com\/en\/collections\/rilly-la-montagne.oembed","provider":"STELT - Vini Pregiati \u0026 Champagne","version":"1.0","type":"link"}