Paul Launois Champagne, France
Three generations of the Launois family have remained faithful stewards of 6.5 hectares of Chardonnay vines in the Grand Cru village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, in the heart of the Cote de Blancs region of Champagne. The husband and wife team of Julien and Sarah craft these wines by hand as they raise their young son Paul to one day carry on the family legacy.
Traditionally offering their grapes to the village cooperative, In a great turning point of the family story, Julien and Sarah Launois decided to become producers as well as growers. Their handmade cuveés are as delightful as they are rare. They believe that Champagne is a product of luxury and quality, but also a vector of contacts and openness to the world.
"Finding an exceptional, hand-crafted Champagne from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger at an affordable price is like seeking the Blanc de Blancs Holy Grail. Paul Launois is a small, family-owned grower Champagne label that has recently broken free from its co-operative ties to produce an artistically crafted range of four wines that are well worth the quest." - Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Palate, June 2025
NV Paul Launois Composition No 7 Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut
95pts - Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
"The NV Composition #7 comes bounding out with exuberant notes of brioche, pear tart, beeswax, and persimmons, giving way to nuances of wet pebbles, allspice, and struck flint. The orchard fruit and savory layers grow in the mid-palate, delivering mouth-coating honeyed fruit and toasty layers, offset by racy acidity, finishing long and creamy. 5000 bottles were made."
NV Paul Launois Monochrome No 7 Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut
93pts - Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
"The NV Monochrome #7 skips out of the glass with energetic notes of lime blossoms, lemon tart, and grapefruit, followed by hints of honey toast and shaved almonds. The palate is tightly wound and crisp with a great intensity of citrus and biscuity flavors and a satisfyingly dry, chalky finish. This is so wonderfully elegant! 9000 bottles were made."
Julien Launois Winemaker
Julien Launois has been working the vines belonging to his family for several generations. He created his first brand "Champagne Jean-Pierre Launois" to market his bottles as a cooperator-harvester.
After having worked abroad for 9 years, Julien decided to open a new page in the history of the family house with his wife Sarah: making his own grower champagnes.
Sarah Launois is an artist and graphic designer with a passion for wine. She illustrated the new visual identity for Champage Launois, creating a brand named after their son: Paul Launois.
In 2013, Julien and Sarah acquired a wine building in the heart of Mesnil sur Oger. They completed the renovation themselves and brought in their first harvest in 2015. They vinify in stainless steel vats and in barrels, experiment, assemble, taste ... and from this same passion for champagne is born "Champagne Paul Launois."
Champagne Paul Launois is a love story: the love of a man and a woman; the love of wine and art; the love of a son and a family.
