A blanc de noir Champagne house
Our wines exclusively come from grapes growing on the hillside of
LA VALLÉE DE LA MARNE, right in the middle of the Champagne vineyards . They were carefully elaborated in our own cellars
The great story of the Champagne comet
1811: A shooting star lighted up the celestial vault…
A comet passed above the Champagne area ! Although it was a natural phenomenon, it appeared to be extraordinary because it was visible to the naked eye and the temperature remained very hot for a few months. As a coincidence, the 1811 harvest was outstanding. That is why people started to think the exceptional harvest and the comet were related and named this vintage “Vin de la comète” (Comet’s vintage). Since then, the drawing of a star appears on the corks and the labels of champagne bottles.
The history of the champagne house Mangin & Fils dates back to the first half of the 20th century.
At that time, Gabriel and Fernande were red wine producers and used to sell their output in their café, which was the only meeting place in the hamlet of “Le Chêne La Reine” close to Leuvrigny. Later, champagne began to achieve recognition especially abroad, and the work in the vineyards increased, which pushed Gabriel to deliver his output to bigger houses of champagne, such as Krug. Their children René and Andrée (the 2nd generation) stopped their work at the café and the red wine production to turn towards champagne: Champagne Mangin-Bertrand was born!
Bernard and Françoise (the 3rd generation) developed its commercialization in the 1980’s and named it Champagne Mangin & Fils. Each generation brought improvement in the vineyards, the wine-making process and the reputation of their wines. Today, the family business Mangin & Fils is run by Cédric Mangin (4th generation)
