Champagne Jean-Paul Deville Brut Helios Carte d'Or N.V. Jean-Paul Deville regularly ploughing the soils of

regularly ploughing the soils of her old-vine parcels

The vineyard holding is divided up into a myriad of distinct plots

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Straw-yellow in colour

outlining the acidity

Champagne Jean-Paul Deville Brut Helios Carte d'Or N.V. Jean-Paul Deville regularly ploughing the soils ofThe domaine of Jean Paul Deville is situated in the village of Verzy, just 20km south east of the Champagne capital, Reims. His champagne is, of course, made in the usual 'Mthode Champenoise' whereby secondary fermentation takes place in the bottle. What sets Jean Paul's wines apart, however, is the dominance of the Pinot Noir grape in his blends. Whereas most Champagnes are made predominantly from Chardonnay grapes with a little Pinot Noir and Pinot