EXCEPTIONAL WINE TOURISM TOUR, Explore 2000 years of history!
Nearly 30 meters underground, come and discover the fascinating history of the Balincourt Chalk Quarry (UNESCO World Heritage) from Gallo-Roman antiquity to the present day while discovering the Champagne production process.
This wine tour will take you to the heart of the Louis Balincourt Champagne House in Châlons-en-Champagne. Our bilingual and experienced guide will introduce you to the fascinating history of the Châlons Crayères (Chalk Quarries), which were formed in the Cretaceous period (the time of the dinosaurs). The exploitation of the quarry by man dates back nearly 2000 years, and you will discover its history up to the beginning of the 19th century when champagne found an incomparable setting there to carry out its long aging.
While visiting our production and storage site, we will also introduce you to the Champagne production process around historical production tools.
The experience will end with a tasting of 3 Champagne Balincourt Cuvée (Brut Séduction + Brut Premier Cru + Brut de Craie or Rosé Brut).
At the end of the visit, you can browse the "Champagne's Got Talent" boutique, which brings together around fifty gems from Champagne to continue the experience after the visit!
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Champagne Louis BALINCOURT
14 Rue Basse de Compertrix, Châlons-en-Champagne, France
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Based on 4 Reviews
Great experience
Great visit, really interesting to see the caves and understand the history and process. Tasting was lovely too.
Excellent champagne experience
We thoroughly enjoyed our visit here in June. The cellar tour was fascinating, where we leant about their history as well as the champagne process. Our host Eric was so knowledgeable and professional. A truly top class experience highly recommended when you visit Chalon en Champagne. We are looking forward to visiting again next year. Oh, and the Champagne is excellent, delicious
Excellent Tour and Champagne
We had a fantastic tour and tasting at Balincourt! Learning about the champagne making process and touring the chalk caves with owner Eric was fascinating and we loved the champagne. Highly recommend!
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