Edouard Duval

A young nomad with wanderlust and local pride! And the ambition to produce the best champagne in the Côte des Bar.

Region: Bligny, Côte des Bar
Annual Production: approx. 40,000 bottles
Size: 28 hectares
Grape Varieties: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier

Edouard comes from the famous Duval-Leroy family dynasty, which has been producing champagne for six generations. However, he sometimes felt like the black sheep there, as he preferred to forge his own path rather than join the family business. So he first went to Shanghai, where he successfully founded a wine import company.

In 2000, he inherited a domaine that his grandfather had acquired in 1950: Domaine Sainte Eulalie in Bligny, founded in the 11th century by the Abbey of Cluny. Since the 8th century, this abbey played a very important role in the development of viticulture and winemaking in the Côte des Bar region. The monks brought vineyard techniques from Burgundy with them. Edouard began restoring this domaine, building cellars and a press house, and started vinifying his own champagnes in 2015. 2019 was the first year his champagnes were released.

Domaine Sainte Eulalie owns 28 hectares of contiguous vineyards (Monopollage) with 80% Pinot Noir, 19% Chardonnay, and 1% Pinot Meunier. The vines are on average 30 years old.

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