Cramant - Côte des Blancs

Champagne Lancelot Royer

Two aeronautical engineers choosing to take over a family estate in Cramant: Édouard and Marie's story is not quite that of a traditional handover. 

Since 2023, they have brought their fresh perspective and precision to Lancelot-Royer, while preserving a legacy built around a strong conviction: to work exclusively with Chardonnay. 

A new generation that reinterprets with precision and simplicity the great terroirs of the Côte des Blancs.

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When two engineers choose the vineyard

Aeronautical engineers, Édouard and Marie could have taken a very different path from that of the vineyard. In 2023, however, they chose to join Lancelot-Royer and write a new chapter for this family estate founded by Pierre Lancelot in 1960. Their analytical perspective and curiosity bring a fresh dynamic to the domain, without intending to break away from what has been built before them.

Between these two generations, Michel and Sylvie, Édouard's parents, have also significantly contributed to the life of the house. It was they whom we met at the beginnings of Champagne Terroir and who chose to trust us when the adventure was just starting. Lancelot-Royer is thus one of the six estates that have been with us from the start. This loyalty certainly lends a special flavour to this new transition for us.

Chardonnay, and nothing else

From Cramant, the estate exclusively cultivates Chardonnay, with vines spread across six villages of the Côte des Blancs: Cramant, Oger, Avize, and Chouilly inGrand Cru, as well as Cuis and Bisseuil in Premier Cru. This diversity allows the family to explore different expressions of the same grape variety, while maintaining chalk and freshness as guiding elements.

Cramant remains the heart of the estate, imparting to the champagnes a combination of finesse, tension, and generosity that has long been the hallmark of Lancelot-Royer.

Evolving without reinventing everything

The cellar also reflects this commitment to a certain idea of the craft. Musts are still transported by gravity, reserve wines are aged in large oak vats and barrels, and some small batches are still disgorged by hand. These are practices inherited from previous generations that Édouard and Marie now blend with their own way of thinking and experimenting.

Lancelot-Royer champagnes remain true, precise, and without seeking effect. Blanc de Blancs that embrace a certain Champagne classicism, now carried by a generation deeply attached to its heritage, yet curious enough to continue evolving it.