Champagne Benoît Marguet in Ambonnay
In Ambonnay, Benoît Marguet puts the health of the vineyard at the centre of Champagne making. Horses working the soil and close attention to individual plots shape the estate’s identity. Its own vineyards lie in Ambonnay and neighbouring Bouzy, giving visitors researching grower Champagne a starting point in two Grand Cru villages of the Montagne de Reims.
An approach rooted in the vineyard
Marguet’s use of horses dates to 2010. The estate describes this as a way to cultivate the ground with less reliance on heavy machinery and to encourage the life around the vines. The horses are memorable, but they belong to a wider concern for soil health and biodiversity rather than a visitor attraction in their own right.
This is a grower identity built around looking closely at the land. Individual vineyard names matter here: they connect the estate’s work to specific places rather than presenting Champagne only as a blend drawn from across the region.
Vineyards and place
The estate gives its own vineyard holdings as 7.30 hectares in Ambonnay and 0.70 hectares in Bouzy, with vines averaging around forty years old. This eight-hectare holding describes its own vineyards, not the origin of every wine in its wider collection.
Marguet’s named Ambonnay sites include Les Crayères, Les Bermonts, Le Parc and Les Saints Remys. Knowing those names helps make sense of the estate’s focus on particular plots within the village, without assuming that every Ambonnay site grows the same grape.
The Montagne de Reims in a Champagne route
Explore the village context
Our Egly Ouriet guide to Ambonnay and Barnaut guide to Bouzy provide other producer perspectives on the villages where Marguet’s own vines are situated. They are reading suggestions, not an included sequence of visits.
Plan a private itinerary
The Grand Cru Champagne guide gives wider context for these vineyard villages. Tell CT your travel dates, starting point and interests to discuss a private tour; producer access must be confirmed before an itinerary is agreed.
Producer information: vineyards and horses and cultivation.