Description
The wine
The Saignée de Mareuil is the vintage counterpart to the Saignée de Bisseuil — where the Bisseuil comes from a single plot in the middle village, this wine comes from two plots in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ itself, the village at the heart of the domaine. Faussard and Les Béguines — both planted in 1968, both 100% Pinot Noir, both on the chalky limestone soils that give Mareuil-sur-Aÿ its mineral, structured character.
The saignée method — bleeding juice from the red grapes early in maceration — gives the wine its colour and its texture. The skin contact produces a rosé with genuine grip and depth rather than the pale, delicate style that blended rosé Champagnes typically achieve. This is a wine made for the table.
What makes this cuvée exceptional is the time. Bottled in June 2020, disgorged in May 2026 — six years on lees in old oak barrels before release. Most non-vintage Champagnes age for fifteen to eighteen months. Six years produces a depth of flavour, a toasty complexity, and a textural richness that shorter ageing cannot achieve. The zero dosage with natural residual sugar — a characteristic of the 2019 vintage and the specific fermentation rather than an addition — gives the wine a roundness and generosity that pure zero dosage sometimes lacks.
2019 was one of the warmest growing seasons in recent Champagne memory — producing Pinot Noir of exceptional concentration and natural richness. From 58-year-old vines on chalk, in a warm year, aged six years on lees in old oak — this is among the most serious wines in the December shipment.
One of three cuvées arriving in December 2026 that have never before been offered in the US.
Vineyard & vintage details
Producer: Champagne Antoine Bouvet
Cuvée: Saignée de Mareuil Millésime Brut
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
Village: Mareuil-sur-Aÿ
Plots: Faussard (1968) · Les Béguines (1968)
Vintage: 2019
Method: Saignée — juice bled during maceration
Dosage: 0g/l · natural residual sugar present
Bottling: 27/06/2020
Disgorgement: 20/05/2026
Lees ageing: Approximately 6 years
Farming: Organic · biodynamic
Vinification: Old oak · indigenous yeasts · no additions · no fining · no filtration
Format: 750ml · 13% vol
Arriving December 2026
The Saignée de Mareuil has never been offered in the US before. The allocation is very small. Email jason.berry@amitiewines.com to join the pre-arrival list — first access before we open to restaurant and retail accounts.
About Champagne Antoine Bouvet
Antoine Bouvet farms 5.5 hectares across three villages in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Bisseuil, and Avenay-Val-d’Or. Organic and biodynamic farming, indigenous yeasts, extended barrel ageing, zero or low dosage. Sells out with every release.
The next release is expected to arrive late November 2026
Antoine Bouvet Champagne sells out with every release.
Questions about the allocation — email jason.berry@amitiewines.com or call 858.353.5055
