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Lurquin - Augustin - La Parcelle - Growers in Champagne

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Aurelien Lurquin  Aurelien Lurquin is located in the village in Romery along the Marne River in the department of the Valle de la Marne.  His winemaking background coming from his grand-father a vineyard worker from the Lanson Negociant for several decades.  He starts making Coteaux Champenois still wine at the beginning.  Lurquin holding is in total of 2.5 hectares of vines, certified organic from 2012. This is a very small production around Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay only two Cuvee are made so far each vintage.   Aurelien study oenological and did some experience in Chile (Maule region) and Burgundy (Domaine Pavelot), in 2007 came back home to the Champagne region and start to work in his project to make Champagne from his grandfather holding. To keep alive and sustainable the business still selling some grapes to Leclerc - Briant. All the vineyards are nine parcels in total and are working with a horse, all biodynamic products and green covers crop are in place on