While you're in Champagne, be sure to visit Maison DE BARFONTARC in Baroville. After a tour of the estate, you'll be treated to a tasting of their delicious champagnes. Please book 48 hours in advance. Tours depart at 10 am and 3 pm. Minimum 2 participants.
Maison DE BARFONTARC is a cooperative winery on a human scale, bringing together growers from the communes of Baroville, Fontaine and Arconville in the Côte des Bar region of the Aube. Founded in 1962, it now offers its own brand of champagne, "DE BARFONTARC". A wide range of subtle, full-bodied champagnes made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes.
Modern and dynamic, the House has nevertheless preserved its ancestral know-how, guaranteeing champagnes of excellent quality. These champagnes often win awards in professional competitions.
After this visit, the subtleties of the champagne-making process will hold no secrets for you. Maison DE BARFONTARC will open the doors of its facilities, which include presses and cellars. And don't forget the fully temperature-controlled and air-conditioned vats, which provide optimal vinification conditions.
As for the tasting session, it promises to be particularly gourmet, with 4 cuvées of champagne accompanied by local produce prepared by a partner restaurant. An opportunity to taste fruity, full-bodied champagnes typical of the southern Champagne region, while learning more about wine pairing.
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Average duration 2h
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Languages spoken French, English
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Difficulty Suitable for all
From 01.09.2022 to 01.09.2025
- Visite guidée des installations
- Dégustation de 4 cuvées accompagnées de produits du terroir
Store open from 09h to 12h and 13h30 to 17h30, Monday to Saturday.
Closed on Saturdays in January, February and March.
Activities depart every opening day, at 10am or 3pm.
- Alliance de la grande tradition champenoise et d’une technologie de pointe
- Champagnes régulièrement médaillés
- Dégustation accompagnée de produits du terroir
CHAMPAGNE DE BARFONTARC
In 1962, about fifty winegrowers from the villages of BARoville, FONTaine and ARConville in the Côte des Bar region joined forces to create the "Coopérative Vinicole de la Région de Baroville". Initially a pressing center, the Cooperative developed and produced its own brand of champagne "DE BARFONTARC".
Located in Baroville, it still gathers the same winegrowers exploiting 112 ha of vineyards in 7 surrounding villages and employs about twenty people all year long.
COOP VINICOLE DE BAROVILLE
10200 BAROVILLE