Aromas of red apple, white peach, brioche, almond, and chalk lead the nose. The palate is vinous and dry, with fine bubbles, Pinot Noir depth, and a long, bone-dry mineral finish.

Antoine Bouvet's grandfather Guy founded the family estate in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ in 1970. Antoine took over at seventeen in 2013 and converted immediately to organic and biodynamic-inspired farming, with cover crops, integrated livestock, and agroforestry plantings. Most of the family's fruit is still sold to Bollinger, and he reserves roughly a hectare for his own label, producing fewer than 5,000 bottles a year.

Les Monts de la Vallée draws on around five hectares of Premier Cru vines across Bisseuil, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, and Avenay-Val-d'Or, on chalk, limestone, and marl, from massal-selection plantings about forty years old. This bottling is 100% Pinot Noir, hand-harvested and fermented with indigenous yeasts in French oak. The blend is 75% 2023 and 25% 2022, disgorged in March 2026 with zero dosage at 12.5% alcohol, in a few hundred bottles.

Pairs well with roast chicken, guinea fowl, veal, duck, mushroom dishes, grilled seafood, and aged Comté.

Serve well chilled but not ice cold. Enjoy now or cellar mid term for added complexity.