Villeneuve-Renneville-Chevigny

Villeneuve-Renneville-Chevigny lies on the plain at the foot of the Côte des Blancs, 14 km southeast of Épernay, next to Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger, Vertus and Voipreux; the Berle flows through it. L'UMC places it in the Val du Petit Morin terroir and counts 96.7 ha across 16 winegrowers: 95.9 ha of Chardonnay and 0.8 ha of Pinot Noir.

The terrain is almost flat: the vineyards lie between 100 and 122 m (5th–95th percentile, our calculation based on IGN data), with an average slope of 2.9%, and more than half the area is nearly level; where there is a slope, it faces southeast and south. The area was inhabited by the Gauls: a cemetery of 67 La Tène tombs was discovered in 1866 during railway works, and among the finds from Mont Gravet is a deer buried with its harness. Villeneuve was founded in 1125 by the Abbey of Hautvillers, which settled emancipated serfs there; the Church of Saint-Memmie dates from the 12th century. The present-day commune took shape in two stages: Villeneuve-lès-Rouffy absorbed Renneville in 1858 and Chevigny in 1865.

The appellation regulations grant the Premier Cru designation to «Villeneuve-Renneville», excluding Chevigny, which has no cru; in the échelle des crus, the village was rated at 95%. The commune is shown in its entirety on the map. According to the UMC, Deutz and Veuve Clicquot have vineyards in the commune. According to the Comité Champagne, Chardonnay produces fresh, floral and citrusy wines suited to aging.

When a Champagne from Villeneuve-Renneville is available from STELT, it appears below; nearby Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Vertus, and the Val du Petit Morin, have their own pages.