Brice Bécard

The Path

Burgundy training at Beaune and Dijon gave Brice Bécard a working base in the region’s methods, where proportion, precision, and repetition are learned through practice rather than theory. That grounding shows in the way his later work is framed: less by flourish than by control, and by an attention to structure that carries from one blend to the next. Today, Brice is Head Winemaker of Chassenay d'Arce, a role that puts him inside the house’s style decisions. The continuity matters: what was built in Burgundy is now applied in Champagne, where blend and structure are judged bottle by bottle.

The Work Today

At Chassenay d'Arce, the work is about directing style through measured choices rather than pushing for volume or effect. Champagne Chassenay d'Arce Extra Brut Audace 2014 is the named signature bottle tied to Brice Bécard, and it stands as a clear marker of his approach: controlled, defined, and built to read with precision. The year 2014 stays part of that reference point, not as decoration but as part of the wine’s identity. His method favors poise over excess, with the emphasis on shaping wines that hold their line.

Signature

Confidences, Cuvée Première, and Champagne Chassenay d'Arce Extra Brut Audace 2014 show three registers of the same discipline. One points toward intimacy and depth, one toward the house’s emblematic balance of generosity and delicacy, and one toward a more pointed, exact expression. Together, they suggest a winemaker working across range without changing principles: the wines are tuned for clarity, composure, and a finish free of strain.

In Their Words “The blend of fairly imposing pinot noir with the greater subtlety of chardonnay gave rise to our emblematic Cuvée Première, which is remarkable for its generosity and delicacy.”

Acclaim

The specific mention of Champagne Chassenay d'Arce Extra Brut Audace 2014 places Brice Bécard’s name against a fixed bottle and year, giving the wine a defined place in his record. His own language for the style is precise: “character, frank and precise expressions, boasting nice fruit, fleshy and concentrated matter with well marked and melted acidity.” Read plainly, that is a working description of balance—fruit held against acidity, concentration kept in check, and expression kept direct.