Jean-Baptiste Laherte set up the family estate in 1889, planting most of the vines in the village of Chavost, which was to become Chavot.
The estate gradually grew over generations, and covers today over 11 hectares through the Champagne region in three distinct areas: Coteaux Sud dEpernay, Cte des Blancs and Valle de la Marne. The sixth and seventh generations are now working together to create wines that are just like thempure, sincere and authentic. They share their experience and combine their efforts to make the most of this beautiful heritage.
Since 2011, Campagne Laherte Frres have also been buying the equivalent of 4 hectares of grapes from winegrowers who share their philosophy. Those grapes come from the Montagne de Reims, Valle de la Marne and Cte des Blancs areas. Every effort is made to preserve the singular nature of this variety of terroirs , which contributes to the richness and the diversity of the Laherte Frres wines.
The estate is committed to natural growing and vinifying processes: massale selection, plot by plot vinification, immediate and delicate pressing, and minimal dosage are key elements of their winemaking.
Today, 80% of the estates wines are fermented and matured in wooden receptacles (they have over 350 oak barrels, as well as 6 casks and 1 truncated-cone tank), which gives Campagne Laherte Frres a great deal of flexibility in crafting what they call terroir wine.
