Telmont, the legendary French Champagne Maison, is leading a revolution in champagne production with its commitment to becoming a 100% ecological winery. Founded in 1912 by Henri Lhôpital, Telmont has upheld its values of loyalty, humility, and courage, taking significant steps toward sustainability.
Preserving the terroir is a priority for Telmont, with 72% of its 24.5 hectares of vineyards already certified in organic farming or in the process of conversion, aiming to reach 100% by 2025. This effort also extends to grape production, which will be entirely organic.
Telmont has implemented eco-design by eliminating the use of outer packaging and gift boxes, and replacing clear bottles with green ones, made with 85% recycled glass and 100% recyclable. Additionally, the Maison is transitioning to green energy, developing an on-site solar energy production system, adopting electric vehicles, and implementing a zero-air-transport policy for the supply and distribution of its products.
Each Telmont bottle is numbered to ensure transparency, allowing consumers to trace its production journey and know the details of its ingredients. Telmont offers three premium labels: Réserve Brut, Réserve Rosé, and Blanc de Blancs, each representing the Maison’s commitment to sustainability and excellence.
Ludovic du Plessis, President of the House of Telmont, expresses his enthusiasm for this initiative: “Telmont is a house with character, with an artisanal legacy and great ambition, poised to become a standard-bearer of a new relationship with nature. We have one foot rooted in tradition and the other in modernity, and both feet in the earth.”
Founded in 1912 in Damery, near Épernay, France, Telmont remains a family business, now in its fourth generation with Bertrand Lhôpital as Cellar Master. The acquisition of a majority stake by the Rémy Cointreau group in 2020 and the renaming to Telmont in 2021 reflect its unwavering commitment to sustainability and excellence in champagne production.
Telmont not only embodies a unique style of champagne, balanced between tension and freshness, but also stands out for its environmental approach, allowing the terroir to express itself through its wines and revealing the diverse facets of nature.
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